Cleaning patches

[edgehill]

When my wife goes to the fabric store, I'll usually look through their remnant stack and see if there are any cotton scraps and make my patches from that.

[DaFadda]

I go to Joann's Fabrics on a regular basis to check the prices on their 1000 count Egyptian cotton. If I can get it for less than $149 a yard, I'll purchase some. Then when I get home, I cut it down for 30, 45, 9 and 22 caliber. Each caliber is cut to a specific size. But I do have to cut each blank a little oversize so that I can use the sewing machine to sew in the little piping around the outside edges. After sewing, I hand darn the caliber into the center of each patch. This is why I keep a pair of lighted magnifying glasses in my shop. Finally, I sort through everything for quality control, then they all go into my wife's fine mesh washing machine bag for a final wash and rinse. I only use LG washing and drying machines, as I have found that the use of an older model Maytag gave less than spectacular results. I never use "dryer sheets", since that might leave a stray piece of lint on my patches. At the very end, I place each caliber patch into its own mini plastic bag for storage. Each 100 patches is then placed into a exquisite black onyx box with handcut dovetail joints, made by one of our very own grip makers here at Cotep.

Nothing is too good for my Dan Wessons!

Man I can't believe you actually read all of that! I really need to come out of retirement and get a life!

Muuuuaaaaahhhhhh!
Da