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It is a shoe patcher with small shuttle. So if I understand correctly what you mean is: I could use a combination of two different thickness of thread in the upper and lower part of the machine, and there are available for sale pre-wounded bobbins for the shuttle. Thank you so much for the reply, I will try that!

Hello everyone, I have question; maybe there is already a technical solution for this: I've recently bought my first sewing machine: an old Alder 30-1. It works well enough for me but the first thought that comes to my mind while seeing the bobbin is: Is there a way to feed the bobbin with thread from an external source? The bobbin is very small and the thread is slippery and unwinds like a spiral-coil-spring after I wind the bobbin from the spool Maybe something like: the thread loops around the bobbin once and after that the tread going outside the shuttle… I use European strength 20 Amann Serafil thread (Polyester), and I think the machine would work perfectly with even thicker thread if it wasn't the limit imposed by the bobbin. I like making veg tan leather handbags, pouches, holsters…and I don’t sew very long lines but still… I am sorry if the question is naive: I am just curious (and I don't want to try reinventing the wheel if the problem has already been solved). Thank you!

Another solution for driving the machine could be an asynchronous motor and a frequency inverter + pedal.

Here is another one: http://bushcraftusa.com/forum/showthread.php/2362-Small-pouch-tutorial

Thank you. Beautiful work!

What colors did you use?

Amazing work! What dyeing/antiquing technique did you use?