Heres a quick clip feeding the sewing machine a 12 foot seam. This is joining the top two pannels of the sail to the bottom. These are Chinese Junk sails. I have decided to make them 'flat' rather than 'cambered' as some people are doing these days - flat sails are a bit quicker to make and as these are the first sails i have ever made I thought i should keep it simple. Below is the sail plan for Hestur as drawn by J Benford.I am using a Sailrite zig zag sewing machine which has been fantastic. Its a very solid portable (its heavy) machine with a walking foot that seems to be able to sew any thickness of canvass - if it fits under the foot it will sew it!! My sail loft at the moment is a conservatory of around 100 square foot and the sail is 320 square foot! I bought the Dacron sail cloth off ebay for 150pounds. good value - I have finished the main sail and am close to finishing the fore sail so we should be test sailing towards the end of the week....I have also been making the battens and yards from some nice Ash. getting close.....
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