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@leatherguy71 Moved you post to leather sewing machines where you will get more exposure and info. You can use leather point needles 135 x 16 for sewing leather goods. But not for fabrics as they will cut textile threads. For thread and needles sizes, look at this chart. https://www.tolindsewmach.com/thread-chart.html You can purchase needles through vendors that support this forum. They are listed in the banner ads at the top of each page. Each time you refresh the page, it will cycle through to more ads. Tom

Just gets you more exposure to people with lots of leather sewing machine experience, which is good for you! Tom

I have a jug of NFO that must be 40 to 50 years old (or more, back to the days when most farming was done using horses instead of tractors). It was stored in an unheated shed and subject to a temperature range of -40C to +30C. It was originally in a glass gallon jug, but had been moved to a white plastic jug like used for motor oils. It is still good. Had no problems with it. Tom

@jeanniegardner Moved your post to marketplace, business and estate sales Tom

@charlesfalzon Moved you post to "leather sewing machines" Tom

You need to resize the photos. 800 x 600 pixels or a little larger is quite adequate to view on the web. And you should be able to post 100 plus photos in one post! Take a look at this post. http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/15122-how-to-post-pictures-on-lw/?do=findComment&comment=551171 Tom

Add your location to your profile please. Tom

Resize your photos to fit. http://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/15122-how-to-post-pictures-on-lw/?do=findComment&comment=551171 Tom

Have you tried a new needle? Tom

Check this post Tom

The OP appears to be at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12, United Kingdom according to the IP address. @plingboot It's a good idea to add your location to your profile so people here can give you more localized help and answers. Tom

You should start a new thread so it gets the exposure that you want. Tom

@Cal1 Moved to leather sewing Tom

@Cal1 Moved to Leather Sewing Machines Tom

@MillennialProl Moved your post to Leather Sewing Machines Tom

@dogboy You don't need to be able to draw or sketch. There are loads of patterns around that you can copy and others that you can purchase. The majority of the usual tooling process is basically learning the mechanics of the sequence, which side of the line to bevel, etc. If you are talking about figure carving of animals, scenes, portraits, etc. then that becomes a different story. You need to have some artistic talents and skills. There are a number of books available showing how to do tooling and carving. Also some really good videos on YouTube. Jim Linnell has a series of lessons at https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube+jim+linnel&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 Tom

@Gullex Oops! The forum won't let me add another photo, they're to big. See this post Tom

Or another option is @RockyAussie sells or makes his files available to someone in the USA to print a bunch and sell / distribute in the USA. @YinTx have you bought a 3d printer yet? And there are others here that have. Just a thought for you all to kick around. Tom

Have you done a search in the forum "sewing Leather"? If not, take a minute and do it. Lots of threads on this site about this same problem. You can use the site's search or do a google search. This google search string brings up lots of posts. site:leatherworker.net "sewing leather" dirty thread Copy this to your google search. 66 results. (The "site:leatherworker.net" parameter restricts the search to leatherworker.net) Tom

@SilverForgeStudio Even though you are past the 30 days, I would talk to Springfield about it. Even the plastic cap may show it was faulty from the start. Many suppliers will work with you to resolve situations like this. It's to their advantage. Tom

Check out this post. Tom

Beautiful dog! Tom

@LeatherworkingNovice Merged both threads and removed redundant posts. Tom

Just a couple thoughts. You could mount a piece of leather in the shape of a dog, or paw prints, etc. on a piece of mat board, place some of the hair across part of it, or beside the shape you picked, and frame it with a non-reflective glass. Even a swatch of hair over a good photograph would do the trick. Hope this is enough to jog your thinking cells. Loss of a long term pet is traumatic. We won't be getting any more pets. Our cats were very difficult for us to put down when they became ancient and very ill. Tom

Look for saddle skirting. Even Tandy sells some. Most leather suppliers should be able to source it for you. Tom