tailor/person with specific type of sewing machine

[dphilli1.livejournal.com]

I'm looking for a tailor (or someone else who stitches things) that has a sewing machine with a long arm and detachable foot. I'm trying modify a backpack, and a regular sewing machine can't reach.

Comments

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

If you want to do something custom with it I can probably help when I get back in a week. I'm right in Davis and do repairs on occasion when I'm not doing bespoke commissions.

[dphilli1.livejournal.com]

This is a 2300in^3 internal frame pack I use for SAR, and needs lash tabs on the bottom and extra daisy chain added in a couple of places. Ragged Mountain in Intervale, NH quoted me ~$200 b/c they would have to take the pack apart to get their sewing machine in, hence the quest for the machine with the seperate foot.

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

I would need to look at it. I have an extremely long free arm machine with a walking foot.

SAR? Do you mean Search and Rescue? How much safety is tied to the strength of the tabs and chaining? I would require a waiver of liability before starting any kind of safety critical work. If it's just for accessories and stuff then that is a different story.

[dphilli1.livejournal.com]

yeah, this is my 24hr pack. The extra stuff is so I can hang a bike light on the pack (packs have a tendency to disappear at night...) and so I can lash a foam pad to the bottom. For safety-critical work we use separate, dedicated lines and webbing.

[mrpet.livejournal.com]

I get back into town Tues next week. We should meet up and discuss the project. If it looks like there is going to be a lot of labor in taking stuff apart then we may be able to design something that can rivet on instead.