Высший пилотаж !! Не каждая женщина умеет так профессионально-аккуратно шить ! Спасибо.

Thank you Once again something I did 50 or so years ago and I am now trying to remember how to do it

Beautiful work. I'm gonna try this right away. Thank you.

BEAUTIFUL!

Thank you for this beautiful video. I was on a quest to find a good video on hand made grommet making on canvas. My sister's the sailor; I just wanted to place some hand stitched grommets on some tarps for camping and such. Because she had educated me about the importance of a well made, hand stitched grommet on sailing masts; I knew that was what I wanted on my tarps. This will do quite nicely. Thank you for your generosity.

@mikkosnellman

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure :)

It's great! It is like hand sewing with a big needle! 😍 The result is beautiful! I'll try it too!

I've done this with washers, it works well unless it's poor metal that rusts! Cheers mate!

Beautiful work. If you run a fid into the hole it makes it look fantastic.

@mikkosnellman

5 жыл бұрын

You are right.The eyelet should be formed after sewing. I left that part away from this video.

Great vid! Just what I needed!!!

Fantastic work! I am working on a third ditty bag to pass time on my ship, and looking to handsew the grommets rather than press metal ones this time. Thanks for the guide! Also, I will have to check out the beautiful music credited at the end! Reminds me of Michael Hedges or something off Windham Hill Records

@meyo4158

3 жыл бұрын

How you make ditty bag? Size? plans?

@evergreenappreciator

3 жыл бұрын

@@meyo4158 I used a template I found online from a site called Hillbilly Daiku. If you search for that it should come up; there are also many other free templates you can find online

Perfect! That's just what I was looking for. Can't wait to try this. Are you still planning to make a video on how to make a ditty bag? I'm thinking about working on a ditty bag myself and I'm interested to see you take on that. Thanks again!

@mikkosnellman

6 жыл бұрын

So many plans, so little time...

@dcm727

6 жыл бұрын

mikko snellman Do you have any tips for working with sisal? It's very stiff and I have a lot of trouble getting it to do what I want it to do. If not, what would you recommend as an alternative? I'm trying to make plans to make a ditty bag lanyard. Any instruction would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

@mikkosnellman

6 жыл бұрын

Sisal is made of "leaf fiber" and is hard (like manila). For softer rope try hemp, flax, jute or even cotton.

@magonista66

5 жыл бұрын

I second the ditty bag request! :)

perfect is niet het doel ,wel dat het werkt . ik deed dat al in 1973 / 14 jaar was zwaar werk en ben naderhand lasser geworden !! opa

mikko, Howdy; Great Video, like @dcm727, I'm also interested in making a ditty bag or few, was curious about the coin you used and saw it is a 0.50euro so did the search and found that is almost identical to a US 0.25¢ coin. Thanks for the outstanding videos.

What application would this be used for? It’s not as durable as a metal grommet. I would imagine it’s only good for light duty use, but it’s very attractive.

@mikkosnellman

6 жыл бұрын

Properly made, this kind of eyelet holds very well in sails.

@Josef_R

6 жыл бұрын

mikko snellman I would think it would chafe easily.

@rickthenailer

6 жыл бұрын

This would be great in a canvas navy hammock.

@SailingInconceivable

6 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what you want in situations where a metal grommet would cause damage - say, a canvas bucket, thrown over the side for a deck wash... A metal grommet could tag the topsides as the bucket is retrieved.

@romandybala

5 жыл бұрын

This is how the eyelets were made in the sailing ship days. Obviously somewhat larger.They had a metal ring or rope grommet inserted in the folded layers of the sailcloth along the hem of the sail. . It was tested in the most severe weather imaginable in the old days and nothing was found to be better.

Why did you cable lay the grommet.?

@mikkosnellman

5 жыл бұрын

The twine is hawser laid.

What is the fid made from?

@mikkosnellman

3 жыл бұрын

That is applewood and deer antler.

Good video! For something with a lot of load on it like a sail the ends of the grommet would have to be spliced into the rest of the ring so it won't pull apart.

@romandybala

2 ай бұрын

I have seen a square rig sailor who was a sailmaker and rigger and the grommets were left soft, they distorted in use but they never pulled out.

Very nice! I had been making my grommets out of actual marline, unlaying the three strands and relaying them into grommets. Now I wonder why I bothered? Seems so much easier to just lay it up with a smaller linen rope. Also, it also never occurred to me to make a fox out of sail twine for the hitching thread. I have been using multiple strands of sail thread but that is difficult to keep neat and tidy so mine end up looking like this: i.imgur.com/3iEhNJ9.jpg. I'll have to give this method a shot.

@mikkosnellman

6 жыл бұрын

There is always space for improvements...

@romandybala

5 жыл бұрын

Your table stitching shows good spacing and stitch length . If you work your needle at 45 degrees through the hem rather than at 90degrees you can achieve a really good looking seam. Get some beeswax to wax your twine . Get a block of beeswax , melt it gently in a pot , add half a teaspoon of tallow half a teaspoon of Stockholm tar and when its all melted pour into bucket of water . It will solidify and look horrible but get a golfball chunk and work the water out and you will have perfect wax for all your sewing work.The hitched grommet looks great.

...did I get that right?...is that a inside joke...or is the joke on me ?....The other day I thought I had a changeling knot idea for you....after some thought I said to myself why wouldn't Mr Snellman be able to tie a five byte three pass Turks head knot in hand (like sailors) blindfolded hanging from a yardarm in front of the Maritime Museum...(might sell some tickets for the show...lol)...Q : who influenced some of your positive choices growing up....My father kindled my interest in safely controlling forces that can do our work. He was all knowing, all powerful, amazing, genuine man......At the end, finial score...he did Well...40 % of kids in the US have No positive role model ever before becoming fathers themselves...I did not understand how Lucky I was......

@mikkosnellman

5 жыл бұрын

Tying knots and working with rope has been passed to me from many generations of professional sailors in my family tree. Taking pride of what you do has been one of the most important lessons I learned from my hard but righteous father.

...I am a Landlubber and am "Clueless" about grommets.....

@romandybala

2 ай бұрын

Very good. Clewless.