This is not our first product, but it is the first sail cloth we have sewn together and made anything from that is usable.

I needed a dinghy cover and we had some very old sails that we thought we could experiment on.   It was so good I thought I would try and spray paint a quick logo on it so all at the dinghy park would be able to see.    All a bit of fun, but it has taught us a few things already.   It is down at the Folly Dinghy Park, on the Medina river, Isle of Wight.  Incidentally, the Folly Inn (pub next door) is one of the best pubs on the Island and can be access by boat or by land.

It was a lovely day to start chopping up sails.   We pulled out the old machine and begun experimenting with the poorest sails.   But what to make?  We decided to start small and make a dinghy cover    I actually needed one and it would also act as a good advertisement down at the dinghy park.   Just a one off as an experimental product because as we began we realised the amount of sail cloth needed to build what is a very large sail cloth sleeping bag.

I am loving this and it makes a change from trying to stow a huge sail whilst being lashed by sea and having cold sea water trickle down your neck.

Lessons already learnt?!   We need a new machine (we sort of guessed this anyway), we need a nice high table, we are getting to love sails (weirdos), and we believe we have a knack for this    Pictures to follow as now complete and on the dinghy, just waiting for another sunny day.