To all you sewing lot...

Thanks, I've had a chat with Chops so I reckon I'm sorted. Just need to get off my arse and drop off the bag

Dress mannequin in good nick dumped on Freda Corbett Close SE15 if anyone wants it

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Anyone had a go at refilling a down jacket?
Is it worth it, or a lot of faff?
@Chopsicle any words of wisdom?

Have you lost that high a percentage of the down and feathers?
Or is it just the loft?

Largely it seems to have pooled in the diamond pockets. It’s a lightweight down jacket when you hold it up to the light some pockets have nothing in them

Yes, I was looking to buy some after seeing them used by Gramm. They are called Loxx fasteners.

Have you tried handwashing it with the appropriate cleaner followed by (not too warm) tumble drying with a few tennis balls? If you haven’t lost material the existing stuff should be revivable.

For any MYOG people out there:
I just had an order delivered from https://www.adventurexpert.com/, they are based in Slovenia so postage costs a bit but it arrived in 6 days and I didn't pay any vat or duty (€40 order and €12 shipping).

They have quite a lot of things I've struggled to find in the UK, mainly double sided zipper sliders (used on tent doors). Knock off Voile nano straps for £2 are also very useful.

Interesting. Thanks for the heads up! They also sell Ecopak and Climashield Apex...