[Camaro_QC]

Attempting to do my own red knee pads.

I had wrapped my stock plastic ones using Vvivid leather textured wrap to get a feel if I liked it or not. Wasn't really sure at first so I got the black ones knowing it would be better than plastic. Ended up somewhat missing the red accent when I installed the black but really wanted the vinyl/leather/leatherette look with the top French stitching.

So I decided to borrow my sister's sewing machine and decided I would try to wrap my own. It might be a complete failure, but I think it's worth a shot. Plus, since they were wrapped, I can test my skills and bond over the wrap and if it ends up looking like shit, I just have to remove the wrap and nothing is lost. And I only paid like 12$ for the material, which I have enough to make like 4 complete sets... so plenty of trial and error.

Below you can see my first try (I have never sewed anything before). Still some stuff to fix:

- Need to ensure that I don't have too much material on the corners to avoid wrinkles
- Need to find a way to sleek that double layer of material where the stitch is. Maybe by adding a thin layer of foam to make it soft like the OEM ones are.
- Need to improve the straightness of my sewing lines and ensure they are constant (not having the machine jamming in the middle of a line and getting the thread looking weird

Here are some pics. For a first shot, I give myself a 6/10. I wouldn't install on my car with less than a 9 haha.

If you have tips, please let me know!