Winter is Coming to OWS

[Mosaic]

Run time: 02:53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6aJOpKwgds   Posted on YouTube: November 11, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheAlyonaShow Views on YouTube: 351   Posted on DU: November 11, 2011 By DU Member: Mosaic Views on DU: 1350

 
We will win in winter!

[seacaves]

1. "winterization" -MIT trying to come up with creative

thinking to keep them warm over the brutal winters.

I love the small house-built for 100 dollars.


I wish you well.

[orbitalman]

2. I think winter will be a problem for OWS...

It certainly would be for me. I, for instance, take blood thinners and so get colder faster with difficulty to retain heat as well. All I can do is give what I can for winter supplies, etc. I take OWS personally.

[JDPriestly]

3. I have an idea for a very warm overvest that Occupiers could wear when

not in the little boxes or other shelter.

I am thinking of a poncho-vest.

Here is an example of the shape except that you would want something longer to sit, stand and maybe even sleep in and yours would not have buttons at the shoulders or pockets and would be open at the sides.. Remember this is to go over other winter outer wear.

http://pinterest.com/pin/514173/

Get an old-fashioned blanket (not a quilted one), and cut it to form a poncho with a whole for the head and a small slot, maybe a small one front and a small one back, to help you get it over our heard. Cut off any fabric that extends over your arms. And then cut up each side from the bottom leaving plenty of fabric to go over your soldiers.

Lay down the poncho you have made so that it is extended end to end and place two old pillows (or other appropriate filler, see below), one on top of the front and one on top of the back. Sew the edges of the pillows together at the top. Sew that seam to the shoulders of the poncho.

Turn up the hems (the bottoms) front and back so that the pillows are encased sort of in pockets at the bottoms front and back. Then turn in the the sides to enclose the pillows front and back. Now go up and fit the pillow into the slits and wholes at the top. That is the hardest step, and I haven't tried that yet, but the rest should be easy.

Tie a strip of fabric that has been folded together maybe four times so that all seams that might ravel threads are inside. Sew that together and use it as a belt.

The stitching should be very simple. I'm thinking of the blanket stitch. You might need to run a thread through the fabric and the pillow, the whole works, bring it back up, cut the thread and then tie the ends together. Quilters used to do this in order to make a quilt very quickly.

http://www.google.com/search?q=blanket+stitch&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=DJX&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=yx-9Tt-HKoGJiALritSKAw&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=832&bih=397&sei=0R-9TqmkI7GOigLk-emwAw

or

awww.youtube.com/watch?v=nJht13Bcw-U

You will need a scissors,yarn, a tapestry needle, a thimble to push the needle through the fabric, the blanket and the filling at least. You may need a hole-punch to facilitate sewing. If you use a hole-punch, don't punch through the pillow. Just sew the blanket sides together to keep the pillow in. You will need to make smaller stitches because the stress on the stitches could tear the holes open.

I could imagine that this poncho might protect from more than just cold weather. I hope it isn't totally crazy. You could do the same thing but insert toweling not pillows if the pillows are to hard to sew through. You could also you some sort of fleece fabric inside. But pillows or used comforters would be better. Best to buy thrift shop products for this purpose.

I doubt that these would wear very well for very long, but they would provide extra warmth over a normal winter coat.

You would not be competing for a prize for tailoring or even for a good-looking poncho.

Naturally, everyone will have their own ideas once they get the blanket, the stuffing, the needle, the thread and the scissors.

There should be one person who knows how to sew at the Occupy, so good luck.

[Viva_Daddy]

4. Unfortunately, it looks like it's going to be a brutal Winter.

Unfortunately, it looks like it's going to be a brutal winter. It's appropriate for OWS and related movements to start trying to find indoor shelter for the winter. While they are at it, how about shelter for the homeless children and families and shelter and treatment for the mentally ill and the addicted? Will there be public or private entities who will offer such help? Surely these are "the least of these among you" that Jesus and the OT prophets spoke of. Conservatives are fond of saying that America is "the greatest and wealthiest Country on earth" and that we are a "Christian Nation". When will our "walk" begin to match our talk? There is no evidence that Israel ever lived up to this standard. Will America's legacy be the same?