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  1. Hi DavidL, I've read this thread with great interest! Lots of good information. :-) I'm currently using my own rubber stamps on leather, and am pleased with the results. Looking to the future however, I'm considering trying to screen print on veg tanned leather as well. Have you found an appropriate thickener for the acrylic paints? Did you ever find out hot to screen print or paint on chrome-tanned leathers? I've Googled and have seen some prints done this way, but it looks like they are just sitting on top and won't last. Thanks, and kind regards, Jill
  2. Dear Art, Thank you very much for your detailed reply. This is exactly the kind of information I've been looking for (but would never have been able to find through a Google search). I use a size 92 nylon thread now for my bags, and it's perfect, so it seems that a post bed is just the thing. I think I will spend the extra bucks and look for a triple feed machine. I rarely use the reverse feed on my Singer (and never with leather), so the advance, not retreat design should also work well. Thanks again. It's really comforting to know that there are many people out there like yourself, who are so generous with their time and knowledge. Kind regards, Jill
  3. Hello, I make leather bags using chrome tanned leather on my refurbished, flat bed Singer 211 U566A. Though the machine is fantastic and serves me very well, being a flat bed, it has its limitations. I'd like to add some decorative top stitching to various hard-to-reach area of the bags (bottom/base, and sometimes the side seams), but it's very difficult to do so easily - and in many cases is actually impossible. I *think* I should be in the market for a post bed machine, but though I've looked for more information online about these machines (I live in a small town, and there aren't any shops here that I can ask), I can't find a definitive source of information and have been reading machine descriptions (which appear to be written in a foreign language - ha) such as the following: This post-bed industrial sewing machine is equipped with vertical hook, spring return reverse lever mechanism with slider thread take up. This compound feeding machine works with upper roller, lower wheel and needle feeding synchronizing, ensuring smooth sewing at all time,even when joining other materials for overlap sewing. With extra large rotatable shuttle bobbin, both time saving and efficiency can be achieved. If any of you can answer my questions below (and also answer any questions I don't know enough to ask), I'd be incredibly grateful. :-) 1. Should I indeed be looking for a post bed machine? A cylinder machine? 2. I notice that there are many different heights and thickness's for the posts. Ummmmm.... help? ;-) 3. I believe that a single needle machine will do, but what type of feed should I be looking for? Thank you in advance for any assistance and guidance you can provide. Kind regards, Jill
  4. Hello, I make leather bags using chrome tanned leather on my refurbished, flat bed Singer 211 U566A. Though the machine is fantastic and serves me very well, being a flat bed, it has its limitations. I'd like to add some decorative top stitching to various hard-to-reach area of the bags (bottom/base, and sometimes the side seams), but it's very difficult to do so easily - and in many cases is actually impossible. I *think* I should be in the market for a post bed machine, but though I've looked for more information online about these machines (I live in a small town, and there aren't any shops here that I can ask), I can't find a definitive source of information and have been reading machine descriptions (which appear to be written in a foreign language - ha) such as the following: This post-bed industrial sewing machine is equipped with vertical hook, spring return reverse lever mechanism with slider thread take up. This compound feeding machine works with upper roller, lower wheel and needle feeding synchronizing, ensuring smooth sewing at all time,even when joining other materials for overlap sewing. With extra large rotatable shuttle bobbin, both time saving and efficiency can be achieved. If any of you can answer my questions below (and also answer any questions I don't know enough to ask), I'd be incredibly grateful. :-) 1. Should I indeed be looking for a post bed machine? A cylinder machine? 2. I notice that there are many different heights and thickness's for the posts. Ummmmm.... help? ;-) 3. I believe that a single needle machine will do, but what type of feed should I be looking for? Thank you in advance for any assistance and guidance you can provide. Kind regards, Jill
  5. Hello, I am assembling some handbags that will require me to sew leather - it is sheep nappa and is not as thick as upholstery weight leather - to handmade wool felt. I am using a Bernina 950 and have the necessary leather needles and a walking foot. My question is, should I use a welt seam to join these two materials? If so, should I trim away the felt or the leather? Should I then topstitch the leather side or on the felt side (keeping in mind that I would like this seam to be as strong as possible). Thank you in advance for your response to my questions, and also for any other advice you might be able offer. Regards, Jill
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