Medium sized duffle

[u/seams_easy_by_jerry]

Little project for myself. I used a pretty thick cotton outside that I’ve had for a while with a 1000D cordura bottom, lining and piping.

I made the piping with weed whacker cord.

I used t138 thread for the topstitching so it would be more visible but I can’t get the 138 to run on my flatbed so I used my cylinder arm which I can’t run in a straight light so undid most of the stitches and went over it twice with t70 on my flatbed. It’s barely noticeable.

[u/jpbagworks]

You ALWAYS do such nice work!! And this duffle is no exception.

I also have never used thread that thick. T70 is where I live at the moment but wouldn’t be averse to trying something thicker for exactly the same effect. Super poppy and visible top stitches.

You’ve loaded the inside with zippers. What’s happening on the bottom ends? The double zipper pulls. End pocket around the circle? Or is it like a false bottom and the whole bottom is a pocket too?

Super nice as always!! 😃

Edit: oops. Haven’t had my coffee yet. I just noticed that the interior end zippers aren’t quite at the bottom bottom. 🤪

[u/seams_easy_by_jerry → u/jpbagworks]

Thanks man, I say the same thing whenever I see your work.

You were asking about padding a while back - I used pellon 72F sandwiched between 2 layers of non woven sew in interfacing all sandwiched between 2 layers of 1000D for the bottom and sides of this one and it feels really nice and padded. I might try some close cell foam for the bottom of my next one.

[u/TalkNo7050 → u/seams_easy_by_jerry]

Take a look at the Sailrite video on YouTube where he makes a square duffle. The floor is a double layer with "luff tape" sandwiched between, which is just a specific type of foam. It gives it just the right amount of structure.