Making replacement bags

the fabric is heavy duty calico used for upholstery easily available here in the uk i dyed the fabric brown in the washing machine i did a two metre length so i have plenty to make more bags with if needed the fabric shrinks so its best to wash it first .iused the old bag as a template making the new one 2 centimetres bigger to allow for sewing for the lettering i used a letter template readily available from any craft shop i transfered the letters onto some wide masking tape next stick the tape onto the bag taking care to get it straight dont forget to mask the rest of the bag and then spray numerous coats of gold paint [about 10]then allow to dry for a day or two the top of the bag has strips of plastic cut from an old food container [tuperware]sewn into the hem i also stitched the creases into place so as the bag deflates it folds up by itself what you cant see is the tube of fabric sewn into the bags entry its about 6 inches long as the bag deflates the tube colapsesinto itself stopping any dirt from falling back into the fan chamber


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Post# 203815 10/15/2012 at 10:11 (4,209 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)
Checkrate/Likes Please can anyone give me any tips regarding making replacement cloth outer bags.

Post# 203858 , Reply# 1 10/15/2012 at 17:16 (4,209 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)
Checkrate/Likes *hello* i have made a fiew atempts at making bags my latest was for a Hoover 612 you can see it in my latest thread [finally made a start]let me know if you want to know how i did it heres a couple of pics

Post# 203859 , Reply# 2 10/15/2012 at 17:17 (4,209 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)
Checkrate/Likes *another* lettering

Post# 203860 , Reply# 3 10/15/2012 at 17:18 (4,209 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)
Checkrate/Likes *another* lettering

Post# 203899 , Reply# 4 10/15/2012 at 21:57 (4,209 days old) by Louvac (A)
Checkrate/Likes *Please tell us* how you made the bag. Did you make a pattern first? OR use an old one as the pattern itself? How did you match the TYPE of fabric? Thanks!

Post# 203956 , Reply# 5 10/16/2012 at 14:12 (4,208 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)
Checkrate/Likes *homemade bags* the fabric is heavy duty calico used for upholstery easily available here in the uk i dyed the fabric brown in the washing machine i did a two metre length so i have plenty to make more bags with if needed the fabric shrinks so its best to wash it first .iused the old bag as a template making the new one 2 centimetres bigger to allow for sewing for the lettering i used a letter template readily available from any craft shop i transfered the letters onto some wide masking tape next stick the tape onto the bag taking care to get it straight dont forget to mask the rest of the bag and then spray numerous coats of gold paint [about 10]then allow to dry for a day or two the top of the bag has strips of plastic cut from an old food container [tuperware]sewn into the hem i also stitched the creases into place so as the bag deflates it folds up by itself what you cant see is the tube of fabric sewn into the bags entry its about 6 inches long as the bag deflates the tube colapsesinto itself stopping any dirt from falling back into the fan chamber

Post# 203957 , Reply# 6 10/16/2012 at 14:24 (4,208 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)
Checkrate/Likes *homemade bags* forgot to say the calico is much tougher than the origional material so should last a lot longer if you look at the photo of the machine running you can see the sewn in folds when switched of it folds up nicely my next bag is for a pink 652 [please bear in mind this is all trial and error ]first i will dye the bag pink then spray the whole thing with pink spray paint then run the bag through the sewing machine [without thread ]lots of times to perforate the paint and then spray on the relavent letters the only problem i can forsee is geting the shade of pink right that 1959 pink is a kind of sickly flesh coloured pink if i take the hood to B+Q they will mix the exact shade so they tell me will let you know how i get on

Post# 204191 , Reply# 7 10/19/2012 at 09:22 (4,205 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)
Checkrate/Likes Hi Anthony, Thank you very much for the information. I am very impressed with your work and I look forward to seeing your future projects. Kind regards, Robin.