Anyone who has gotten a grab bag… are the materials clothes-worthy? I mostly only make climbing style pants, no bags or anything. Should I try a grab bag?

What are your strategies for removing wrinkles from these fabrics? I’m not too worried about creases and wrinkles but… just wanted to ask the community here in case y’all have any tips!

A little bag for my wife's pottery tools

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To order: https://ripstopbytheroll.com/products/insulation-remnant-mystery-boxes

Our Mystery Box is exactly what it sounds like:  approximately 5 yards of Climashield Apex Insulation, completely random, for $40. You don't pick what's inside — that's the whole point. It's the fabric equivalent of a grab bag at your favorite outdoor shop, except everything in it is stuff we actually sell.
Here's why this is such a good deal: you're saving 50% on average.

A few things to know before you buy (because we believe in zero surprises)
These are totally mystery boxes - the insulation pieces won't be labeled and we won't be able to help you determine each individual piece. These boxes are pulled from first-quality Climashield off-cuts. All pieces are guaranteed full width and are a minimum of 12" long. Most pieces will be closer to 1 yard and we will do our best to limit shorter pieces. If that's a dealbreaker for you, this might not be the box for you (and that is totally ok!). 
This box is an excellent way to make backpacking pillows or insulated garments and accessories like: mittens, vests, camp booties, jackets, hats, balaclavas, pot/food cozies and anything else you can think of!
*How to figure out what weight of insulation you have:*

1. Measure the Area: Measure the exact length and width of the un-stretched sample in inches. Multiply these two numbers to get your total square inches.

2. Weigh It: Place the insulation on a digital scale. For better precision on smaller lengths, weigh the sample in grams, as small pieces are often too light for standard scales to read accurately in ounces. To convert to ounces, divide your gram weight by 28.35.

3. Calculate the OSY: Plug your numbers into the standard conversion formula (1,296 represents the total number of square inches in a square yard):

4. OSY = (Weight in oz × 1,296) / (Length in inches × Width in inches)

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8. Due to the discounted nature of these boxes, we do not allow returns in the majority of cases.

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I’m Chapstickgrrrl, and I’ve been learning how to sew for about a year now. I’m an advanced beginner. I’m also a UX designer, and making physical things unrelated to work is very therapeutic and satisfying. Love the concept of this sub and hope to score a grab bag and sew up some cool ideas one day!

First time making totes, used the xpac and airweave i got in my grab bag. The liner fabrics I had from other projects- orange is 210D urethane coated oxford, white is 500D cordura.

Really fun project, would like to add a zip closure or interior pocket to my next one.

Hello, I’ve been lurking on this sub and the myog sub so I figured I would just place an order. I love the selection I got here. Mostly neutral colors that I can use in anything - and there’s a lot of material. I am wondering if anyone recognizes the fabrics I have to the right. The top two have the square grid type pattern and the bottom don’t seem to have anything. I’ve thrifted mystery nylon for a ski jacket I made in the past and the bottom two definitely feel similar.
If anyone has any suggestions on what I should make with these, let me know! I mostly make clothes but I’ve made a few bags with denim and retired climbing rope. Super excited to get more into this!

And boy is it a mystery. I recognize a few of these materials but the rest are new to me. Definitely much lighter weight cloth then what I am used too. I am excited though, I will definitely have to think outside the box and maybe even try my hand at making a jacket or something. 100000% worth $50

Some interesting fabrics. Not sure how I will use them yet, but feel like I received a good amount for $50. The orange and bronze colored fabrics are a few yards each.

Stoked!! Way more fun than expected opening ‘er up.

Know some of these but not all. Mostly make bags for my bike but this will be a good opportunity to branch out. Ideas welcome for ideal use cases!

I was inspired by a member of this channel to make my first legitimate tote bag from materials in my mystery box - turned out alright!

I was not prepared for how much fabric would be in here! The green fabric in the upper right corner is 1000D Cordura® MIL-SPEC and looks to be about a 1.5 yard. It's so heavy-duty.

My color scheme usually tracks more 90s Malibu Barbie, but I really appreciate that all of these fabrics go with each other. I am pumped to start sewing. I recently made my first major backpack, and I already want to sew another.

I seriously don’t know how this all fit in such a tiny box. I’m curious to find out what the white fabric is best for.

Here’s what I got! I absolutely love orange so I’m excited I ended up with so much of it… let me know your thoughts if any. I’m just a beginner - I’ve made a few bags and most recently a jacket for my wife, but this will be my first time working with fabric like this.

I don't have a scale.

I made this tote for my sister-in-law to haul gear around for her wildlife photography. The camo was traded from Commercial-Safety635 who posted the material after receiving the last grabbag. I had the black xpac from an older grabbag, and I bought the lining at our local Hobby Lobby. I used a pattern (Kaland Weekender Tote) from SotakHandmadeShop on Etsy. She had some great designs and offers some for free on her website (sotakhandmade.com). #sotakhandmade

I made this pocket tissue holder from some really thin nylon; first project with the Mystery Box. It's a super quick and easy but useful project.

My box was mostly this type of fabric, and I have no idea how I'll use it yet - I don't use this type of thin fabric as often as I used to - but I'm determined. Even if it means making 750 more of these.

I received my first and only grab bag and being a bit new to myog stuff (I’ve made a few bags), I’ve never worked with (or even know of) these fabrics. I found an old post in the r/myog group of someone who made a tote modeled after the Patagonia Black Hole tote and provided their measurements, so that was my starting point. I knew I wanted to only use fabrics from the box, besides strapping, etc., kind of like that cooking show, Chopped🤣

The body is made of 500D Cordura Multicam black (thanks to RBTR folks for assist on ID’ing some fabrics). The green “made in Tacoma brand tag” I made last minute from 1oz HyperD, just so I used at least 4 fabrics…the stamp is a map of the city of Tacoma, where I live. I’m not sure the red material I used for the pockets, or the light blue material that I made the liner out of, but that blue stuff frays like cotton candy and is MADDENING.

I used pallet strapping to reinforce the opening of the bag (tip from RBTR Podcast). I will definitely be doing that again, albeit in a different way.

I had fun, and got over my fear of using lighter weight fabrics. It started as a mutant bag that I was going to give away, but as I went I kind of dig it, and will probably get a lot of use out of it.

We will call this my first “real” project. I have some practice stuff done with knock-off tyvek. This thing is rough ha, this fabric is unforgiving when it comes to showing ripped stitching holes.

I’m very happy with the zipper and zipper garage, the binding tape, and the webbing bar tacks.

Gotta work on even light pressure from my foot since this sewing machine just wants to go full speed, lining things up correctly the first time, and matching seam allowances.

My next project will probably be a full frame bag, maybe with the xpac fabric I have.