06-29-2011, 08:41 PM
cbelt3 wrote:
Newt-
I'd only use taffeta tape to hem Nylon pants. I'd prefer a ripstop tape that is somehow heat sealed.. I think that's how they did the original manufacturing. I also use ribbon sometimes as a reinforcement... hmm. Nylon ribbon.. hmmm..
I think I found it
http://www.seattlefabrics.com/Seam%20Sealers.html
"Melco Iron On Seam Tape "
I was going to post about them. They are almost within walking distance of me.
Let me know how it works out. I have a 1st generation GoreTex rain parka from a place called Early Winters, from around 1980. The seam tape finally let go. Everywhere. Well, 30 years IS pretty good.