by admin ~ October 26th, 2009. Filed under: Tutorials.
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First off cut templates from plastic or other type of hard material
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Materials used, Best quality satin finish vinyl, 7-8 oz leather
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Tiger Lily flat orange vinyl, gloss white, or flat black, high quality auto upholstery foam with backing, elastic. Trick to the puffy parts is the high quality automotive foam.
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All materials needed, except for my toys. Rivets, snaps, contact glue, and good quality upholstery sewing machine.
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Cutout of upper part, preparing to sew to front half of upper part.
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Preparing to make first stitch.
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First stitching complete, now overlapping for remaining stitching.
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Second stitching row completed.
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Stitching for one side of top complete.
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One side complete stitching. Three rows total for each side. 2 black, and one white. One on back side and two on top side, one black one white.
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Both sides of top completed and sewed together.
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Underside view, trim excess vinyl.
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Trimming excess vinyl.
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Mark, and create your lines for the white pauldron. Mark with pencil, orange and black, no lines.
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Insert foam with backing to the bottom as shown, glue this foam to the top to allow for ease of movement when sewing. Sew from top down following the pencil lines. Use white thread.
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Lay Pauldron top on vinyl bottom and cutout, leaving enough extra for movement.
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Glue bottom vinyl to the foam, This is critical so take your time.
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Sew the top to the bottom, along the same hidden seam between the white top part and the black top parts.
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Should look like this when completed, Stitching should be hidden from view.
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Another pic showing sewing between the two top parts.
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