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Anyone got any tips on altering a wetsuit? Or how to sew a wetsuit? On my old Harvey suits it appears that the machine that sewed it only penetrates the very top of the nylon/neoprene and it is stitched from both sides. On a newer Parkway suit it looks like they just sewed all the way through using some kind of Zig-Zag stitch. Is a special sewing machine normally used? I modified my old suit by gluing it back together with wet suit glue and stitching by hand but it only needed a little reduction at the calves.
The Parkway suit is one I got from Craig's List for almost nothing and it's just a bit too big but it's a lot stretchier than my old wetsuit plus the jacket is more like a shorty suit with long sleeves instead of a beavertail. Another problem is it feels like it needs a Ball Diamond, i.e. an extra diamond-shaped piece in the crotch. Otherwise I think I'm going to need a jock strap. My old suit has the extra piece in the crotch and is much more comfortable.
Thanks.
James
Anyone got any tips on altering a wetsuit? Or how to sew a wetsuit? On my old Harvey suits it appears that the machine that sewed it only penetrates the very top of the nylon/neoprene and it is stitched from both sides. On a newer Parkway suit it looks like they just sewed all the way through using some kind of Zig-Zag stitch. Is a special sewing machine normally used? I modified my old suit by gluing it back together with wet suit glue and stitching by hand but it only needed a little reduction at the calves.
The Parkway suit is one I got from Craig's List for almost nothing and it's just a bit too big but it's a lot stretchier than my old wetsuit plus the jacket is more like a shorty suit with long sleeves instead of a beavertail. Another problem is it feels like it needs a Ball Diamond, i.e. an extra diamond-shaped piece in the crotch. Otherwise I think I'm going to need a jock strap. My old suit has the extra piece in the crotch and is much more comfortable.
Thanks.
James