hey all i recently found a place that sells all mossy oak, realtree and advantage camo fabric for $10 US a yard.

i was just wondering if anybody has every made their own coveralls, pants, anything camo for hunting and how u did it.

i have a sewing machine that i can use pretty good i just need some plans on how to make them and i cant find any on the net

thx

ch312

My wife told me that she wants to try sewing her own camo clothing, but she hasn't gotten around to it yet. She was just going to use some standard shirt and pants patterns she bought at the local fabric store.

My wife made me two sets; a pull over with pockets and trousers to pull over insulated coveralls, she got the pattern from the local sewing store and turned out mossy oak and desert camo for the fall in the dry grass. She is going to make me a white one for coyotes in the winter. She can keep turning them out now that she has the pattern, and they are very good quality.

All I've done is make poncho style pull-overs. Pretty easy, cut a hole for your head, fold it over and sew the sides. If you want real pants and shirts you should be able to find a pattern at a fabric or craft store. Something that my grandma taught me too is to take apart old clothes that you know fit you and use them for a pattern.

Good luck, let us know how it turns out.

First off, that material is usually very light, snags and tears badly, and holds scent terribly, on the whole, the cheap camo stuff you buy at walmart is really bad for hunting clothes. Finding blind material made out of thick canvas/nylon for about the same price is pretty easy, and they make a lot better coveralls.

A really good idea is to take your work coveralls that you know fit well and measure and trace them so you get an idea of the pattern, then, add extra fabric to account for the seams and leave the sleeves and legs long so that you can cut them to fit later.

Remember to put in all of the pockets you're going to want in the places you want, and use quiet zippers, or double buttons with tight flaps, so that you can access your stuff quietly and still not have to worry about it falling out as you bend down, fall in the creek, crawl, etc...

One thing you might really want to think about: you're going to spend a premium getting really warm filler that isn't scent holding, so think about going to like a salvation army store or the like and buying old crappy looking ski coats, gut them and throw away the shells. It's also a good idea to cut the elastic wrist cuffs out of them and sew them into your coveralls, that way you keep your heat in, and you can overlap your gloves to stay warm.

My advise:

put thick patches of canvas or the like over the elbows and knees, maybe even consider putting some dense foam/rubber in there for padding, at least on the knees.

Also put a thick canvas layer around the cuff and up the leg a ways, I've even used leather around the cuff and canvas about 10" up the leg, helps prevent your cuffs from tattering before their time.

make a removeable hood, snap on works well enough, I make mine out of orange so that I don't have to worry about putting something over it to fit state laws.

Find a good seamstress to make it for you, it's pretty hard to get everything layed out right and to get it to come out right, I've been doing chaps and leather welding capes etc for a long time now, so I'm kind of used to it, it's a lot harder than measuring things out and stitching it together.

Put mobility pleats in the shoulders, maybe even down the back if you're on the portly side, that way you have a little more flexibility in them.

Put a heavily insulated " half-tube pockets" in the front of them, make it over sized with elastic around the openings to hold it shut when you're not in, and tight on your arms when you are, tube pockets are easier to get in and out, of while sitting especially, than hip pockets (like jeans front pockets). They don't hold gear worth a hoot, but they're great for being warm, and you should have pockets designed with all of your gear in mind other places (or do like I do and carry a pack for the bulk of my gear, and only have my little stuff on me.)

While you're thinking about making your own camo clothes, you might consider just buying a cheaper pair of canvas coveralls and some mesh netting, sew the netting around the coveralls like a shell, then buy a couple chunks of burlap blind material, shred it into strips and tie them into the netting, wash it a couple times and you've got a ghillie suit for under 100 bucks, you can also veg it out with pampas grass and small limbs by tying them in with the burlap, or threading them through the netting.

I spraypaint my body and hunt in the nude caveman style. That way I don't have to worry about those bothersome manmade fabrics!

i dont plan on makin pretty stuff i just wanna make some coveralls and such to go over my existing hunting clothes....i mainly want to do it for the winter camo pattern.

the camo is sold by the yard and heres the site...just goto mossy oak or realtree at the top

\www.snydercreek.com/

it would be alot cheaper as u only need like 3 or 4 yards of fabric at the most for coveralls so thats only like $40...plus there the good mossy oak and realtree patterns for winter.

ch312

Any chance of finding out where you are getting your camo fabric from. I have been looking for Mossy Oak fabric for quite some time.With no luck.

ya duckeye i already postsed it but here it is again...

www.snydercreek.com

they have a pretty good selection

ch312

Another place to get camo material is Clarkfield Outdoors (320) 669-7140.
Over the past few years I have developed a system that works great for me. I buy BDU style pants on the large side so I can add layers underneath. I also have shell parkas made by my brother. I buy two yards of material to make each parka. He made a pattern from measuring a shell parka that I had bought. Now I can change my pattern very easiley and economicaly. The are made on the large side to fit over my expensive duck hunting parka. I can also wear it over a T-shirt on warm days. The parkas that I use for deer hunting get washed and go into the Scent Lok suit bag. This takes care of the odor problems.
You can even buy material direct from most camouflage manufactures.