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I HAVE JUST RECENTLY FINISHED MY FIRST ROPER WALLET. COVER 3-4OZ , INTERIOR HAIR CELL PIG 1.5-2 OZ. MACHINE SEW LINING ( NEW MACHINE STILL GETTING THE HANG OF THE OLD SINGER. hAND SEW THE COVER TO THE LINING. I DIDN'T WANT TO CHANCE MESSING UP THE HOLE PROJECT DO TO INEXPERIENCE ON THE MACHINE. QUESTION IS HOW TO MAKE THE EDGES OF THE LINING LOOK BETTER ( SOLID ) ( PRO ) WITH THE MULTIPLE LAYERS. I HAVE SEEN THE THREAD ABOUT COVER THE EDGES BUT I LIKE THE CLEAN SIMPLE LOOK. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO, OR AM I STUCK TO COVERING THE EDGE. P.S. I KNOW I COULD LACE THE EDGE AND IT WOULD COVER UP THE SIDE, BUT LIKE I SAID CLEAN IS GOOD.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YA THINK. FIRST GO AROUND AT WALLETS. I THINK I'LL USE THIS ONE MYSELF. ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER WOULD BE GREAT. THANKS TRAVIS

Bought the 66 Its in great shape and cuts through two ply 7-8 oz like butter. VERY HAPPY BUT what size thread and neddles should i be useing I'm lost fabric store had ton of stuff but it all looked thin. So i biught thread called heavy( still looks thin ) 40 -50 gauge --- Is it like a shot gun smaller - thicker OR smaller thinner.

I've been looking around for a great deal on sewing machine. 3 possibles. PFAFF 260 with nice desk 100.00- Singer 66-16 ok desk 75.00 or a Remington JA58 unseen at a sewing shop that they say has been completly looked over and runs great. I mite add the PFAFF has a problem with the bobbin tention????? Singer, the guy says it ran great 5 years ago but has been in storage sence. looks great in photo. SO I know the info is patchy but I'm getting antsy to start sewing some wallets. Just bought 3-4 oz . (What ya'll Thank) I'll drink another and wait for a reply, By the way im pulling the trigger in the morning!

Thanks for the great advise. I haven't been to hideCrafters yet but I need to stop buy. I drive by tandy every day so thats were I seem to stop. There nice enough but not realy egar to help a guy new to leather craft. They seem to want to sell me something and send me on my way. The classes are the way to go. I may stop in HC today. Thanks. T

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Any help I don't know how to shrink the pics There huge and way to large of file.

Sorry still trying figure this attachment thing out.

Here are the pics in order of competion. let me know if you think I'm heading in the right direction!

Hello, Just starting out. I found myself in Tandy Nov1. buy 185.00 worth of stuff to make a iPhone tank panel for my harley I think it turned our pretty good for just slaping it together. I made others for friend over the past few weeks. By Nov 25. I was back at Tandy buying the basic seven tooling kit. Over the weekend I tooled 4 (3X3") tattoo style designs and you can definatly tell i'm improving. So another exited newbe here, Maybe with a little more prctice I may start hacking on a extra seat I have laying around. Till next time. PS How do most of you offset the expence. Ther eare so many tools and leather isnt cheap.