Hey All,
Just got myself a couple of ascenders for a texas system. I've climbed on other peoples setups, and they all used regular old knots for configuring the webbing of their climbing rigs.
In the spirit of "doing it once and doing it right" I'm hoping folks have stumbled on (or can pass along lessons learned) tips for using a home sewing machine to stitch up foot loops for the lower ascender.
Idea is that I heard some folks mention that to stitch webbing for life support, you have to follow a certain stitch pattern and configuration, and I'd like to practice on something that's load bearing but not life support.
The nice thing is I have a beast of an old Singer sewing machine (the guy at the repair shop told me it would take on leather no problem), so I'm not worried about straining my equipment or it not getting the stitches tight enough.
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions on what NOT to do
Just got myself a couple of ascenders for a texas system. I've climbed on other peoples setups, and they all used regular old knots for configuring the webbing of their climbing rigs.
In the spirit of "doing it once and doing it right" I'm hoping folks have stumbled on (or can pass along lessons learned) tips for using a home sewing machine to stitch up foot loops for the lower ascender.
Idea is that I heard some folks mention that to stitch webbing for life support, you have to follow a certain stitch pattern and configuration, and I'd like to practice on something that's load bearing but not life support.
The nice thing is I have a beast of an old Singer sewing machine (the guy at the repair shop told me it would take on leather no problem), so I'm not worried about straining my equipment or it not getting the stitches tight enough.
Thoughts? Ideas? Suggestions on what NOT to do