M&H Bartles, Sailmakers

09/02/2021

You might remember that we shared about working with Garrett and Ruth of Salt and Tar - How We are Building a Wooden Sailboat. Well, they've got REDIVIVA's mainsail and made a sweet video about it -- check it out!

We unveil the mainsail! Mike did such an amazing job and I’m putting together a tip for him if you’d like to donate you can go here: https://www.paypal.me/sa...

08/18/2021

Mike was at yesterday helping out with their Mariner’s Adventure Camp. In an afternoon he and two camp counselors helped all the campers make their own ditty bag. So great watching these kids learn traditional maritime skills!

07/06/2021

It’s been a busy start to summer over here — lots of really fun projects that we’re really proud of. We took Fourth of July “off” and brought Teddy in to cut his first sail! A jib for our soon-to-be launched sailboat. He had a blast and was definitely running the show.

04/14/2021

As promised, some finish work on Rediviva's main. First picture is the clew, second is the reef clew. The clew has 12 layers of cloth and the steel ring and rope are hand-stitched in place. The leather protects the stitching on the roping.

04/13/2021

Rediviva's main sail juuuust fits on our floor. This is a picture after it's through machine work -- all the patches and edge reinforcements are sewed down. Look forward to a closeup of some finish work tomorrow.

04/13/2021

We're excited to share that we are well underway with the sails for ! Here is Mike sewing down one of the reef bands on the main.

03/25/2021

It’s been a minute since we posted so thanks for staying with us! Mike’s got himself a new phone with a camera that’ll take much better photos so watch out. Did you know his favorite sail to make is a 12 1/2 main? This one is for a friend in Mystic, CT. Swipe to see the layout of the sail before we set out the cloth.

12/09/2020

The jib for the Lubec boat is a not-insignificant 120 square feet, but the Singer 107 still made short work of it.

12/08/2020

2021 production season is officially under way! We’ve got a lot of new followers here — welcome! 2021 is going to be an exciting one for our loft and we’re excited to have you following along. On the floor today is a mainsail for a lubec boat.

10/02/2020

A few days ago, some friends let us know there’s this picture going around on reddit of the clew of a sail made maybe in the 1930s. Lots of people commenting that “they don’t make ‘em like they used to.” Just here to say that some of us still do. Here’s the clew I made on a sail for a NY-50 a few years before I opened our shop.