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{{Contents Spare Time Activities}} | |||
'''Two easy-to-make kitbags''' | '''Two easy-to-make kitbags''' | ||
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EVERY fellow needs a kitbag of some kind for camp, and many of you I | EVERY fellow needs a kitbag of some kind for camp, and many of you I | ||
know would much rather make one for yourselves than buy one, especially if | know would much rather make one for yourselves than buy one, especially if | ||
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punch out the hole, then wind some twine round the edges, and lastly sew all round the hole over | punch out the hole, then wind some twine round the edges, and lastly sew all round the hole over | ||
and over the turns of twine. | and over the turns of twine. | ||
[[Image:sparetime-40_1.jpg]] | [[Image:sparetime-40_1.jpg|right]] | ||
[[Image:sparetime-40_2.jpg]] | [[Image:sparetime-40_2.jpg|right]] | ||
Having done all this you sew the side edges of the bag together in the manner shown in | Having done all this you sew the side edges of the bag together in the manner shown in | ||
figure 2''. ''This is called a flat seam. The diagram shows only one side being sewn, but actually | figure 2''. ''This is called a flat seam. The diagram shows only one side being sewn, but actually | ||
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Another type of kitbag is adapted from Abercrombie’s Kewadin pack. Figures D and E show | Another type of kitbag is adapted from Abercrombie’s Kewadin pack. Figures D and E show | ||
you what it looks like. | you what it looks like. | ||
The pockets are very handy, and its great advantage is that you can get at things easier than | The pockets are very handy, and its great advantage is that you can get at things easier than | ||
in the ordinary pack or kitbag, for it’s queer how things seem to have an uncanny knack of | in the ordinary pack or kitbag, for it’s queer how things seem to have an uncanny knack of | ||
