magicman Report post Posted December 8, 2013 I was hoping to get opinions. I have worked in the leathergoods industry for years and in footwear manufacturing in the U.S., Italy, England, and Brazil. In "welted" footwear where a strip of leather (the welt) is sewn to the upper and then the sole/midsole are sewn to the welt, there is a machine that sews the welt called the "Goodyear Welt Machine". Likewise the welt can be sewn by hand with an awl used to make the hole before each double needle hand stitch is made. Regarding quality difference, there is certainly none. By hand takes much more time. I am considering starting to produce small leathergoods such as wallets geared toward the "jean" customer with my son. There is no doubt in my mind that a machine such as the Adler 867 produces a stitch that looks far superior to running two needles through pre-punched holes. Are there opinions regarding the stitch quality of such a machine vs. handsewing using an awl and two needles? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TXAG Report post Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) Lots of discussion about this, here... http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=51046 Edited December 8, 2013 by TXAG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magicman Report post Posted December 8, 2013 Lots of discussion about this, here... http://leatherworker...showtopic=51046 Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
