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Choose Materials for Bender'Bag

  1. The Bender'Bag has 2 large panels You can choose outdoor upholstery or marine Canvas as the main material for your side panels.  

  2. Choose the material for the long strip of material that hold the sides together and make up the ends and bottom of the bag. This material can be the same as the 2 large side panels or it can be different. Mix or match.

  3. ​Choose lining from lightweight sail material. Lining is not required. If you choose not to line your bag the interior hem will be covered with binding.

  4. Next choose your strap material. It will take eleven feet of one inch wide webbing to create your handle. It will take an additional eight feet to bind the inside seams of un-lined Basic BenderBags

  5. Choose Bottom and top trim material. The bottom of the bag is created from two inch seatbelt material. This same material is used to trim and reinforce the top edge of the bag

  6. Choose thread color.

  7. Specify any extra features such as non-standard size, zippers, pockets, key ring, or anything else you may want.

Choose Outdoor Upholstery

 Vinyl outdoor upholstery material is thick and very strong and abrasion resistant. This material is used for cushions, boat seats and other outdoor upholstery that get hard use. It is an excellent material for heavy duty bags, cushions and equipment cases.

Choose Marine Canvas

Marine Canvas is used for making Bimini's, Awnings, and other boat coverings. A little thinner and lighter than vinyl upholstery material, Canvas is light, strong offers a lot of protection from sun. It's light weight and strength make it ideal for covers and bags.

Sattler® Marine Grade Desert Beige 60" Fabric (6032)

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Sattler® Marine Grade Aruba 60" Fabric (6072)

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Sattler® Marine Grade Classic Royal Blue 60" Fabric (6041)

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Sattler® Marine Grade Black 60" Fabric (6005)

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SureRiteBurgundy

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Choose Sailcloth for Liner or lightweight bag

Sailcloth materials are used to make sails. The material is very strong but not as puncture or abrasion resistant as marine canvas. 

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This material makes an excellent liner for a canvas or vinyl bag. It can also be used to create a lightweight basic Bender'Bag with no liner.

Ripstop 1.5 oz. Grey 60" Nylon Sailcloth

Ripstop 1.5 oz. Grey 60" Nylon Sailcloth

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Ripstop 1.5 oz. Dark Blue 60" Nylon Sailcloth

Ripstop 1.5 oz. Dark Blue 60" Nylon Sailcloth

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Ripstop 1.5 oz. Hot Pink 60" Nylon Sailcloth

Ripstop 1.5 oz. Hot Pink 60" Nylon Sailcloth

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Ripstop 1.5 oz. Light Blue 60" Nylon Sailcloth

Ripstop 1.5 oz. Light Blue 60" Nylon Sailcloth

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RipstopPurpleNylonSailcloth

RipstopPurpleNylonSailcloth

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Choose One inch Webbing

One inch wide webbing is used for handles, binding, abrasion resistance and other trim on your project. Choose the color and type of material for straps edging and reinforcements your project needs.

Notice that the Sunbrella® Webbing material is much more expensive than the other polyester and nylon materials.  Choose Sunbrella® If you need a lot of sun protection or a premium looking and feeling strap.

Black Heavy Duty Nylon Webbing

Black Nylon

Black Polyester Webbing

Black Polyester

Red Polyester Webbing

Red Polyester

BluePolyesterWebbing

Blue Polyester

Green Polyester Webbing

Green Polyester

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Choose Seatbelt Material

Polyester two inch webbing is used for seatbelts, protective binding of fabric edges, and chafe protection.

Choose the color of the material for the reinforced edge, chafe, and bag bottom material.

Black Polyester Seat Belt Webbing

Black

Blue Polyester Seat Belt Webbing

Blue

Red Polyester Seat Belt Webbing

Red

Green Polyester Seat Belt Webbing

Green

Gray Polyester Seat Belt Webbing

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Yellow Polyester Seat Belt Webbing

Yellow

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Choose Thread

Last, choose the thread color. Most projects use V-92 bonded nylon. Most projects will have double and triple sewn seams with corners and stress points reinforced.

PremoBondTex 90 (V-92) Black UV Bonded Polyester Thread

Black

Tex 90 (V-92) Logo Red UV Bonded Polyester Thread 4 oz. (1,350 yds.)

Logo Red

Tex 90 (V-92) Concord UV Bonded Polyester Thread 4 oz. (1,000 yds.)

Concord

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Sailrite.com

Sailrite is a company that sells heavy duty sewing machines and marine grade fabrics for making sails, covers, cushions, and many other marine  sewing projects. I buy all of my materials through Sailrite. I have tried working with cheaper materials but was disappointed with the quality and longevity. I use two sailrite walking foot sewing macines and an very happy with them
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