Balloons over Waikato: Man lifts off with mum in hand-sewn hot air balloon on opening morning
“There was not much space, maybe six metres by six metres with all the junk around. “So there would be times when there were piles of fabric and somewhere in the middle there would be me, a sewing machine and a fan to keep me cool.” It consists of more than 600 metres of fabric with three different shades of green and black panelling which took a few design attempts to get right. Tom Lee/Stuff Michael Toulson spent around 300 hours sewing his balloon in his parents' garage. “They’re quite expensive, about $30,000 just for the envelope section, so it’s much cheaper for me to se...
Source: stuff.co.nz