Sewing Patches on a Chrome bag
 

how the hell do you do this without breaking the liner? anyone have any experience or advice? help!

Curved needles! Just about any fabric store should have curved hand-sewing needles.

A curved needle will help with being able poke the thread through the Cordura and back up through it without going through the liner. You can also usually pull the outer layer and the liner apart somewhat by carefully pinching the fabric on each side and pulling to open a small air gap between them. It's also useful to get a thimble, since pushing a hand needle through Cordura takes some effort.

It's been a long time since I looked at a Chrome, but if I remember right you can separate the liner with velcro around the edge of the main compartment, and then slip your arm inbetween the layers in the flap to tent them apart.

yeah, curved needles are the way to go. thats what I did.

i just sewed through the liner. no problem with that.

The issue is that the bag loses its waterproofnees with all those little holes.

if anyone has learned this the hard way, or really wants to waterproof the crap out of their bag (so you don't even get wicking through the seams), this is the chemical to reach for:

http://mcnett.baron-co.com/images/ed...p-1oz_2005.jpg

Are you kidding me? You don't need curved needles. The liner partially comes out. Its only attached to the flap and the edges, so you un-velco it and get your hand in there between the liner and the flab. You hand should be inside the back and the threaded needle should be in that hand. Now poke outward and BAM, you can now start sewing without puncturing your liner or using curved needles.
Downside: you will stab your hand that is inside the bag a bunch and the needle may not always pop out where you need it too. These aren't huge downside, but definatly a lot easier than using a curved needle and the seem grip, which may be useful for other bags.

I would post how to pics, but my bag is a thousand miles away right now.

do what i did ... get yourself some f.u.ckoff industrial superglue no hassles homee and you can glue on the plastic strip that has the velcro on the other side as well ! uber easy !

I don't think that brand has distribution in the states.

dental floss is waterproof! problem solved...don't use that crappy sewing thread!