Projects
Marine Umbrella Cover Rebuild
While I was visiting family on the east coast over the last few weeks, I started making zippered pouches with the ultimate goal of cornering the 4th grade unicorn pencil bag market on Etsy. It was a nice distraction to work on these when taking a break from a family reunion, working on my mom’s place, and kayaking in the Adirondacks. Plus, it helped me ‘sharpen’ my zipper skills.
I didn’t realize how much this ‘line of work’ (sorry, can’t resist) would help after wheels touched down in the PNW last week. I had been trading emails with Krystle, a crew-member of a large yacht getting ready to set sail in my home port of Anacortes, WA. On the back of the upper deck was a large umbrella (made by Tuuci) with a tattered cover. Did I want to take a stab at fabricating a new one? I was jet-lagged, unsure about my ability to re-create the same functionality, and did not have the right fabric or zippers.