Sunday, September 6, 2020

Golden Hind progress pix 4

 The kit came with very nice billowing plastic sails, but I don't mind sewing, so I make my own. I was able to find a sail plan online. Scaled and printed its drawings to match the kit, then copied them onto starched fabric. Next step is to cut them out, and iron and hem the raw edges.


Sails done, dipped in coffee to age them, perimeters lined with thin wire for shaping later:





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