12-07-2007, 08:38 PM
I don't disagree. In fact I never stopped to consider why the central hole might be larger. In my one previous suit I simply wired the scales into rows and then sewed the rows onto the backing with a running stitch going into the hole of each scale and coming out above the hole of the next one.
I think, if done correctly, your method would actually produce a more rigid final product as well. Hard to explain exactly why in text, but the dynamics make sense in my head.
I think, if done correctly, your method would actually produce a more rigid final product as well. Hard to explain exactly why in text, but the dynamics make sense in my head.
Franklin Slaton
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Your mother wears caligae!
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Your mother wears caligae!
