Sewing

No internet for almost a week but finally it was fixed today.  Someone literally drove down the street and caught the cable wire and tore it out of the house.  The funny part is that the AT&T people that came that day when the street was blocked off, didn't even fix it.  They cut the wire and left it like that.  What morons.  The guy that came out today was cool but obviously was pissed at the laziness of others.

I put the sewing machine together today and figured out how to use it.  I tried a few different stitches in hope of finding something that works well.  I had to play around with the tension of the threads(obviously a common activity).  I guess I could say that I have a pretty good idea how this thing works.  Now I need to get some basic dimensions put together and find some fabric to use and get a basic test model built.  I think that using old sheets or equivalent will mimic the type of fabric that I want to use for my initial design, so I think this could be a good place to start to see what happens.  Well that's not true.  I think pillow case material which is a little thicker is probably the better option.  I feel like sheets might be too thin to hold any serious weight.  Than again, I'm not trying to carry any serious weight.  I'm trying to build a semi-working prototype that I can learn how to sew on and get some basic idea what I am doing.  This will ensure a working model essentially that I can build a more functional prototype off of.  It's a learning curve and I need to slow(or quickly)  build all of my skills to get towards the major goal of a functional CDT pack.