Make An Early 20th Century Summer Sleeping Bag

Continuing our series on making Early 20th Century Classic Camping gear for Hot and Humid environments. Here we make a sleeping bag that uses period materials and methods to make a sleeping bag that will keep us cooler on hot nights in the woods.
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[@thegrayfox9425]

You are so right about not having to be perfect. I've made a lot of my own gear, mostly to have things I couldn't afford otherwise. I often use what is called a French seam to join fabrics. This encases raw edges to keep them from unraveling without having to make a rolled hem. You might find this useful, especially for the loosely woven fabrics. I still have gear I made in the 70's while a lot of store bought stuff has bit the dust.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

This has been a highly interesting video! The next one will be as well. (Nice haircut, by the way!)

[@sargevining]

Got every dang one of the hairs cut. In just a bit, I'm chopping off the chin whiskers, too.

[@mauryoden]

Thank you sir for the information.

[@sargevining]

Thanks for watching!

[@ScottCarlson-cz7wj]

Interesting. I wonder if that could be used for a liner bag inside of a wool blanket bed roll as well.

[@sargevining]

Absolutely. In that case it would work to help retain heat and introduce a "layer" of air between the linen and wool that would work a bit like the chambers in a sleeping bag. No where hear as efficient, but when its cold everything helps. Thanks for watching!

[@57WillysCJ]

Really perfect stiching is for commercial or professionals. If you think of the bag in the military sense of being a fart sack, then who cares how straight the stitching. I have seen manufactured goods where the stiching isn't straight.

[@sargevining]

My personal attitude here is that most of the time I use this stuff, I'll be asleep and can't see what it looks like. The rest of the time its in a pack.

[@thegrayfox9425]

You are so right about not having to be perfect. I've made a lot of my own gear, mostly to have things I couldn't afford otherwise. I often use what is called a French seam to join fabrics. This encases raw edges to keep them from unraveling without having to make a rolled hem. You might find this useful, especially for the loosely woven fabrics. I still have gear I made in the 70's while a lot of store bought stuff has bit the dust.

[@sargevining]

I've been playing with the idea of using a French seam in place of a flat felled seam for applications like tents and packs that are exposed to weather (My flat felled seams seem to fall flat). How do you think that might work?

[@thegrayfox9425]

Yes, you can just sew it down. In a tent or tarp fold it down inside so rain will not be collected by the felled material. You can seam seal the smooth outer surface. Cotton thread will swell and seal the stitches somewhat.