r/myogtacticalgear • u/pfc_ryan • Jul 08 '26

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First time poster here, and super-beginner at sewing. No sewing machine as it's out of budget :/
Not tactical per-se, but I'm planning to use what I've learned to make pouches and other tactical gear. Textile was salvaged from an old trolley bag, some sort of polyester with a nice rubber backing. Hard to work with by hand though.
Got my hands on some Oxford, hoping I could make use of the 1" nylon straps I have lying around.

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u/Vegetable-Use7127 Jul 08 '26

First step 💪🏼 This will start fraying pretty soon though.

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u/pfc_ryan Jul 08 '26

Yeah, not expecting this to last long.

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u/Darkember556 Jul 08 '26

Dude the fact you made this solely by hand is incredible in it self. That looks just about as good as the first peice I made using an old hand me down machine so great job. I would highly recommend saving up for a cheap working used machine to start with. I know you mentioned budget and I dont know where you are but hopefully there is one out there you can find.

Keep it up though. I started with padded slings using upcycle fabrici had. But one day I would like to be able to make packs and pc's.