Has anyone got some close-ish photos of the stitching on a Tiger Moth wing ribs?
I have finally gotten round to sewing the fabric on my JF Tiggie Hard work, but I'll get there. It'd be nice to compare photos / screens - I don't have a clue about the chord length of the Moth, so I was guessing in the pic below.
According to memory and fresh research, the Moth fabric was knotted every 2 1/2" - about 5 knots per foot then.
Maybe I have too many knots?
Links to this time - the images are a bit too larg for the forum.
Thanks Steve, I look forward to them. In the meantime I know the Tiggie was a stitch ever 2 1/2" so for a 4' 3" (ish) chord I'll need to hint at around 20 - 21 stitches. I have a choice - single thread seine stitch or loads of singles. And then I shall have to look at the fuselage next.
If you dont have any luck - go to the EAA website and search for "rib stitching" it doesnt change - they have a "how to" article there with a lot of photographs to help you finish the Tiger (the technique is the same on all fabric aircraft. I know I stiched the entire port wing on my ex father in laws cub and have the scars in my thumb to prove it
Hard work, but I'll get there. It'd be nice to compare photos / screens - I don't have a clue about the chord length of the Moth, so I was guessing in the pic below. 
