02-01-2006, 05:35 PM
Aitor
I think you are right that the edging might not be material, but just tight stitching on the Primaporta.
Yes I have larger images.
I am happy to send all the originals of my Primaporta pics to anyone who wants them.
Looking at them, I think sewing things to the back side can be safely excluded. I think that we have a sandwich or laminate pterugion, with a cloth core bound either side with felt, felt and cloth or leather. I think that even if it is leather, it is likely that the exterior is covered in cloth, because of the images I have seen.
If I were making a subarmalis/pteruges today this is how I would do it.
linen covering/felt/linen-fringe core/felt/linen covering.
I need to draw some diagrams to explain how I think this would work.
Travis
I think you are right that the edging might not be material, but just tight stitching on the Primaporta.
Yes I have larger images.
I am happy to send all the originals of my Primaporta pics to anyone who wants them.
Looking at them, I think sewing things to the back side can be safely excluded. I think that we have a sandwich or laminate pterugion, with a cloth core bound either side with felt, felt and cloth or leather. I think that even if it is leather, it is likely that the exterior is covered in cloth, because of the images I have seen.
If I were making a subarmalis/pteruges today this is how I would do it.
linen covering/felt/linen-fringe core/felt/linen covering.
I need to draw some diagrams to explain how I think this would work.
Travis
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