Hello,
I ordered the Cobra Class 4 Premium with EPS about a week ago. I have been notified it has been shipped and will be here at the end of the week, or 1st of next week. Super excited! I am a huge newbie when it comes to sewing machines. I am a knifemaker/bladesmith and make mostly knife sheaths. Up to this point I have hand stitched them with a sewing all, or the double needle method. Some of my pouch style sheaths are approaching 3/4" thick towards the opening. I make my welt pretty thick towards the top to allow room for the handle to slide in, then it tapers a lot towards the knife tip. This is why i purchased the 4 instead of the 26. I hope i dolidnt buy to big of a machine! Haha! I also do a lot of inlays and such on my sheaths. I hope I can get it to sew some of the thinner veg tanned paired with the exotic skin inlay. I maybe should not have ordered the premium, and instead purchased some accessories from HE&P. OH well to late now. I will do so anyway.
So a couple of questions! What is a good size thread for knife sheaths? Currently I use the waxed sewing all thread from Tandy. Not sure if that is equivalent to about a 277 or not. Should I use the same size thread around the inlay as I do for the main part of the sheath. I have gone back and forth in the past. Sometimes I use a smaller thread around the inlay.
If I was to purchase 1 extreme plate and feed dog set from HE&P which should I get? (Thinking of the inlay)
Where is the best place to buy thread and spare bobbins. I think I will use several different colors of thread so plenty of bobbins sounds like a good idea.
Anything else this newb needs to know, or accessories I should get?
Thanks for the Help!!
