This winsurfer sail has been in our garage for years, ever since, in fact, Steve O fell into it ripping a nice big hole- honestly, this sail is from way back in the day before the sport of windsurfing killed itself by becoming too specific and technical- morphing into kiteboarding and kitesurfing and could only be done in a handful of places in the world with enough consistent wind. After a amazing windsurf specific trip to Maui in 1994 (or so) we dropped out of the sport, mainly due to the fact that we live in Utah where the wind blows very inconsistently except at Rush Lake in Utah's West Desert where I'm not really interested in hanging out, not to mention the whole family thing... But enough about the history of windsurfing... I've been meaning to cut this sail up and make it into something for eons.
An so, the big reveal... the one and only item (so far) to be made from the sail- a messenger bag with many recycled sail aspects. I put the sail with this super sturdy brownish upholstery fabric that is so heavy duty, it could probably be used as carpet in an office building. I hate working with it, it has cost me much frustration and many sewing machine needles- but I love the end result.
It's kind of cool looking, backlight and all. I just listed it on etsy, along with many other bags, garlands and felt dolls. Check it out, and get details here.
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That will be so cool. Did you know Brent has a bag made out of a sail?
That will be so cool. Did you know Brent has a bag made out of a sail?
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