Serious sewing

I'm still hanging out in Mambo. Why? Don't know. Around Christmas we had wonderful guests here! In general it is quite difficult to leave because permanently nice people are leaving and new awesome ones are arriving. So, how to break free from this evil circle?

The past two days I spent with two sewing projects. In Mambo downtown I found incredibly patterned Tanzanian cotton fabric, bought it and tried to turn it into new bed sheets. My initial Spannbettlaken torpedoed the whole concept of easily accessible stowage and fridge underneath the mattress which consists of single pieces designed for this very purpose. Thus I wanted to get rid of it and to use individual sheets instead which additionally fit tighter than the wishy-washy Spannbettlaken. The new pattern turns everyone’s brain into chutney for sure. Mission accomplished. After I built improved mosquito nets for my side windows in Dar already, the second sewing project on my list was a big net covering the whole rear door opening. Especially down in the hot and humid valleys and at the coast this will bring valuable, bug-free sleeping air into the car at night. Yippie-ya-yeah, Schweinemücken! The German Tüll was not enough but has been successfully fused with a piece of Janni-Banni’s white mosquito net from Ecuador. An elastic, circumferential rubber band helps applying the final construct by simply sliding if over the thick back door seal when the door is open. Thanks for the somewhat 10 old Singer and high quality Chinese sewing machines here at Mambo View Point I can also report this mission as completed.Read more