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Ripped it out on purpose for any reason (too big, too small, worn out, or just plain wrong) and sewn in a different one?
I'm tempted...by ill fitting shorts with a the best pad ever and fab Ibex capris with a wonky (at least on me) diapery pad.
Think it'll work?
I ripped the chamois out of my Terry T-shorts and capris. I now use them without a chamois. The chamois was too big and annoying. Haven't tried sewing a different one in as they seem to work fine without a chamois.
I've done it, it's not too bad, just take your time and do it slowly. sort of like updoing a puzzle and putting it back together.
I've ripped out lousy chamois from tights, then used the tights over a pair of shorts with a good chamois. Why do manufacturers persist in putting low-end chamois in their winter line?
I've done that too, but actually it was (at the time) a very nice natural leather chamois that was outlasted by the even nicer PI wool tights.Quote:
Originally Posted by koala
Having watched my mother - an accomplished seamstress - learning to sew stretch fabrics, and having heard even more of her frustrated stories when I wasn't watching, I'd be very hesitant to attempt a chamois replacement myself. But if you have experience doing that, or know someone who does, I'd say go for it!
For those who have done the chamois transplant surgery, are you sewing it in by hand or with a machine? I undid the front of one of my pads to remove some excess material and need to sew it back onto the shorts.
Thanks,
Brenda
I was planning to do it by machine with a stitch meant for stretch fabrics. My favorite stitch for stuff like this is usually the zig zag one where each zig (or zag) is made up of 3 little stitches. This allows the stitch to stretch both lengthwise and crosswise.
I may have found a less invasive fix by wearing my smartwool boy-undies so I don't have to feel the clammyness of the ickypad next to my skin.
Well, I don't know how to sew and my neighbors did not want to try to do it for me.......so, with my hubby helping me stretch the lycra, I sewed it back on by hand. I rode a short 34 miles and it seams OK. Time will tell.
Brenda
Way to go!
You might want to put a drop of Fray-Check on the ends of the stitching or on any spot that starts to show a little wear. Fraycheck is a sort of gluey liquid that comes in a little squeezy bottle, won't leave hard spots if you only use a drop, is washable, but kinda stinky at first and takes a couple minutes to dry...in short, in the sewing box, it's the best thing since beeswax.