Fabric help: Light vinyl fabric

[staceyrebecca]

My parents had friends that used to make wind socks and flags out of that material. I never saw them myself, but my parents told me that they had these special scissors that cut and melted the pieces together. There was no sewing involved, from that they told me, and this allowed the wind socks to hold air to some extent.

I would think there must be some info somewhere on the web as to what these scissors were called, as well as the material.

http://www.cthompson.org.uk/cuttingknives/hotknives.html

these?

 

[Jinx]

The material you're looking for is most commonly known as "rip-stop nylon", and indeed its edges must be finished with a heat process. Allow yourself plenty of time and material to experiment, as it is a very different process. In industrial settings they usually use sonic welding to seam the material.

 

[wes]

Thanks all,

I might have to pass on this I don't have the time or money to invest in those tools.

Of course the lady was tring to get off cheap but i don't think thats going to happen!

thanks Jinx, Stacey, James and all!