A Tale of Three shot pouches Part 1
Sept 24, 2020 15:22:36 GMT -7
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Sept 24, 2020 15:22:36 GMT -7
Our story begins with being invited on a squirrel hunt.
I had been invited in March of this year but the plans hadn’t really solidified until some time in July.
The dates had been set for mid September.
I thought that would be plenty of time for me to fill in a few gaps in my gear and clothing.
One “gap”, in particular, was a shot pouch.
I’ve been waiting for an excuse to upgrade from my old one and the prospect of this hunt inspired its replacement.
I looked around online at some different examples, combined the attributes I was attracted to, drew up my design and cut out my pattern.
I had decided on a pillow ticking lining, a small inside pouch and a gusseted main compartment.
I got to sewing!
I also use the same lacing punches that have been mentioned by BrokenNock and set into my rhythm.
Things went together surprisingly well and I came to the point of blending dyes to come up with a shade that pleased me.
Going for a burgundy look I decided to add some Ox Blood to my blend of browns.
If you haven’t used Ox Blood dye before (I hadn’t), it’s EXTREMELY overpowering!!
Use sparingly!!
Another lesson I learned, having never used a cloth liner in a shot pouch before, is that the dye will bleed through your stitching and carry onto the cloth!!
Nevertheless the pouch got to about being 3/4 of the way to being finished when I displayed my progress to my ALRA sponsor who promptly informed me that there is no evidence to support lining in an 18th century shot pouch!!!
Another lesson learned HARD.
Luckily, a friend who had no such concern traded with me for the pouch just as I had finished it.
Back to the drawing board I went...
I had been invited in March of this year but the plans hadn’t really solidified until some time in July.
The dates had been set for mid September.
I thought that would be plenty of time for me to fill in a few gaps in my gear and clothing.
One “gap”, in particular, was a shot pouch.
I’ve been waiting for an excuse to upgrade from my old one and the prospect of this hunt inspired its replacement.
I looked around online at some different examples, combined the attributes I was attracted to, drew up my design and cut out my pattern.
I had decided on a pillow ticking lining, a small inside pouch and a gusseted main compartment.
I got to sewing!
I also use the same lacing punches that have been mentioned by BrokenNock and set into my rhythm.
Things went together surprisingly well and I came to the point of blending dyes to come up with a shade that pleased me.
Going for a burgundy look I decided to add some Ox Blood to my blend of browns.
If you haven’t used Ox Blood dye before (I hadn’t), it’s EXTREMELY overpowering!!
Use sparingly!!
Another lesson I learned, having never used a cloth liner in a shot pouch before, is that the dye will bleed through your stitching and carry onto the cloth!!
Nevertheless the pouch got to about being 3/4 of the way to being finished when I displayed my progress to my ALRA sponsor who promptly informed me that there is no evidence to support lining in an 18th century shot pouch!!!
Another lesson learned HARD.
Luckily, a friend who had no such concern traded with me for the pouch just as I had finished it.
Back to the drawing board I went...
