Found my feminine side

Well i brought these bar covers off here:

http://www.freshtripe.co.uk/Freshtripe/Leather%20Bits.html

The VO Sew-On Leather Bar Covers.

Well i have never sewn before so this was a serious challenge for me.Took me 3 hours and i am very pleased now as they look and feel great .Match my seat too.Few pictures.

Was going to water proof with that spray stuff you use for boots but i tried it on a sample piece and it changed colour to a much darker colour so will not be using it.Just though i would show you my challenge today and share with you my femine side:)

SCS

What's feminine about that then?

The sewing part.Like textiles.

looks frickin' nice. Good job!

Was going to water proof with that spray stuff you use for boots but i tried it on a sample piece and it changed colour to a much darker colour so will not be using it.Just though i would show you my challenge today and share with you my femine side:)

SCS

They'll darken up over time anyway.

The sewing part.Like textiles.

Still not gettin ya mate

I used proofride on mine - yup, it does darken but if you don't waterproof [especially around the stitched seams] they will definitely stretch and move around once they are wet

saville row is a mens world...

Revive Saville row, take your bike in and get it suited up.

I've been sewing since I was 7 years old and am a dab hand at embroidery and crochet.
So that makes me feminine?

deffo Todd, oh that and the fact that you have womanly hips :^]

Revive Saville row, take your bike in and get it suited up.

he's done it already! quite nicely!

Slinky stuff. ; }

deffo Todd, oh that and the fact that you have womanly hips :^]

Love handles! You know how we roll ;-)

I used proofride on mine - yup, it does darken but if you don't waterproof [especially around the stitched seams] they will definitely stretch and move around once they are wet

Wow that stitch is amazing.Mine is all over the place,lol.

that's cos I is well feminine :^]

Todd, even your polo bike is sparkly. ;)

Although, you do have a glorious beard.

Although, you do have a glorious beard.

I knitted it myself! ;)

that's cos I is well feminine :^]

He does look cute in a dress..

Ive been sewing since I was little kid and I used to work in the costume shop at uni making stuff. I am completely crap and amature but I really like it. I just made a roll up fabric tool kit for my girlfriend for her birthday. Your Feminine side will get you more of the Feminine kind anyway!

Did you soak them before stitching them on ?

What's feminine about that then?

[BLOKE]Sewing's for poofs and burds, innit[/BLOKE]

Nope did'nt soak them in anything as the material is very soft and pliable as it is.Although i would say that you use that leather protect stuff first though as i did it afterwards and i was difficult to get into the stitching.

Thats good, as in the old days they would soak them before stitching them on to make them fit realy well. I think i read about it in velo mag. They look great, think ill have to have ago on my new build.

[BLOKE]Sewing's for poofs and burds, innit[/BLOKE]

Shit, if that's the case then I must be a poof, either that or a bird.

checks groin

Nope, I must be gay :(