We spent the day friday sewing grommets. In modern sailmakaing few people sew grommets at all. We use two-part nickel plated brass grommets that are quickly set by first punching a hole and then applying three good strikes to a forming die. Hand sewn grommets are made-up using a round formed piece of line that is sewn to the sail around a punched hole. The liner is made of 1/4" three strand line that is spliced into a circle. The thread is passed alternatly through the hole and then passed over the liner and through the sailcloth in a circle about a half inch larger then the hole. At left is a picture of the top two grommets on the luff of the mizzen.
The grommets are sewn along the head of all of the sails and along the foot of any sail that will use a bonnet. So we are sewing grommets across the head of both the mizzen and the sprits'l and along the foot of the mizzen. On these sails we are sewing two 5/8" grommets per panel. The next step will be to rope the edges. The rope is being made now and is scheduled to be here this week. It will need to be dyed before it is used so it'll probably be another week before we resume work on these sails. In the mean time the crew will be practicing the neccesary splices and knots and catching up on modern sailmaking projects.
The grommets are sewn along the head of all of the sails and along the foot of any sail that will use a bonnet. So we are sewing grommets across the head of both the mizzen and the sprits'l and along the foot of the mizzen. On these sails we are sewing two 5/8" grommets per panel. The next step will be to rope the edges. The rope is being made now and is scheduled to be here this week. It will need to be dyed before it is used so it'll probably be another week before we resume work on these sails. In the mean time the crew will be practicing the neccesary splices and knots and catching up on modern sailmaking projects.
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