Survival Sewing – Including Tips on Tarps
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Most of us have seen the little emergency sewing kits as pictured above. But they won’t cut it in a long term real emergency situation! Great for minor repairs on the run, they aren’t versatile or tough enough for the long term. So what should you put in your emergency sewing kit? See some good info on that at this link
Sewing for Survival: Here’s what you’ll need -basics
Survival Item – Sewing Kit – good add on ideas to the basics
Once you have your basic sewing kit, you need to know a few basic hand stiches. In this case we are assuming you don’t have power nor a pedal or hand held machine to do the stitching for you.
Additional tips on stitches and some specifics on particular items you might be repairing like shoes!
One of the most common things you could be working with isn’t necessarily a traditional form of material is the survival tarp. Cloth or Poly they will require some repairs along the way and some alternations to suit your specific needs. I recommend a particularly sharp needle for working with these materials and of a larger size if possible. Poly tears if the needle isn’t sharp enough and cloth tarps are a heavier material than is intended to be sewn by hand and the sharper the needle the easier it will be to get through the fibers. Not only a sharp needle is required here but a larger one as well. The threading material will be thicker to hold together such a heavy material and to prevent tearing when using poly material. For more tips specific to sewing tarps see the link below
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