Pants made from Cider dyed cloth

Fruit in the Kitchen
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  1. Obtain sturdy natural or bleached cotton cloth
  2. Use it for 10 years as cider press cloth with homebuilt bicycle powered cider machines

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  1. Launder and press fabric.

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  1. Design pattern from measurements. Refine by making muslin and fitting. Cut real pieces. Bind edges.

  1. Assemble garment using 120 year old treadle sewing machine

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  1. Add fly, pockets, etc., buttonhole with handcrank antique sewing machine

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  1. Make up suspenders

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  1. Add finishing touches, put in use!

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Pretty soon people will probably start pressing cider just to get some cider dyed cloth. More detailed build writeup at my blog.

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Good looking boy and girl you have and pair of pant.all made with nature dye way to go

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That could take some serious family planning if you had to start dyeing the little guy’s britches 5 years before he was born. :wink: :smile:

Very cool. I use to use a sewing machine like that in my early days.