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pcox, is this where you mean? or am I looking at the wrong part of the machine? I don't want to monkey with any screws until I am sure. I guess I am leery about paying for one without knowing that it is indeed clearer than the download one, particularly since the manuals on these machines are pretty brief to say the least.

I have a Singer 153w100, the needlefeed cylinder machine without walking foot. Does anyone know where I adjust the foot pressure? The manual I was able to download says to look at C on Figure 3. Unfortunately, half of the points do not show on this photocopied version of the manual. Thanks.

These are great! I'll bet the girls love them.

I decided to make a new e-reader cover. I like the way the texture of the lamb works with the tan upholstery leather. It's a pretty simple design but functional. I used the Tandy Professional Edge Paint to pull it all together. I have their spatula thingy but am having better success applying it with a bamboo skewer. Much cheaper too.

Might just be me but I think some of your issues with the stitching is the thickness of your thread. It seems a little heavy for the length of your stitches. Hope this helps.

Me Too!

Were there ever pics of the finished bag at the start of this thread?

LOL He sure is a cutie!

Very nIce. I like the fact that the shoes are wide. Most little people have wider feet and more cushion on the top of their feet than adults and a lot of the manufactured shoes don't fit very well. Does he like them?

Very nice! Thanks for sharing this.

This is totally amazing . Thanks so much for sharing it. Do you use some sort of leather paste or filler to keep the embossed shape from collapsing over time?

Thanks everyone. Have a great day tomorrow.

Thanks so much.

The flash is a bit annoying in the pic but I will not have time for this tomorrow. I think I like the 2 colour version better than the single colour ones I did. It certainly changes the whole feel of the piece. Finally finished with Christmas gifts with a little time to spare. Fortunately we did not loose our power as so many around us did or I would have been in BIG trouble.

Thanks Bob. We did an early Christmas for the family that live close to here and they were a big hit. :-)

Wishful, you do the zipper first. I tried to include a link to a lady's tutorial but for some reason, it won't copy here. I will try to PM you with the link.

Thanks Tom. It will take some new thinking in construction planning on my part for sure. Thanks Tree Reaper. The design is sorta what I planned with many unscheduled changes along the way. Sure did teach me to pay closer attention to the attributes of the leather I want to use. Wishful, it's a good thing I have sewn for years and also made cards for years. One thing I have learned is that you can salvage almost anything and with the price of leather, recovery was decidedly on the agenda. At least it didn't get to the point that it had to be relegated to the dreaded bin 13. lol

This was an exercise in frustration but a great learning experience. The design was wrong for the stiffest of the faux alligator, which led to many changes as I went along. Also, I am learning the ins and outs of the new to me industrial machine. The stiffness of the leather meant a rethink of many things as it just couldn't behave the way fabric or a more drapy leather would have. I have never understood the need for a patcher as well as I did doing this. Many of the things I wanted to do I couldn't because the leather would not bend that way and my machine did not want to cooperate and sew sideways. Also I did learn the need to glue everything, even if I didn't think it needed to be. Things shifted in unexpected ways. So, a great learning experience. I am stubborn enough I will use it anyway, warts and all.

These are a couple of the things I made as Christmas gifts I thought I would share. The card wallets are made of goatskin and are really light. I am really pleased with them. The coin purses are of a lambskin with a patent type finish. Makes them look a little more showy than the other ones I have done like this.

Would you mind telling me which vendor this is? I have been trying to locate a source for the electric creaser, with no success. Thanks.

Thanks paramedic. I used to do rubber stamping and card design so got kind of used to that collage type style for some things. This is the first time I have applied it to my leather projects though. Vhakra, I did rivet the watch to the band. You can get pretty decent watches really cheap these days, so I seem to be developing a wardrobe of watches. I find them a fun project that doesn't take a lot of time or leather. It lets me try out some different things without worrying about the cost too much. If I really mess up, I am only out a little bit of leather and my time. You could use snaps, or maybe even chicago screws if you wanted to reuse the same watch face on multiple bands.

Thanks Murray.

This didn't turn out quite as expected but I was pleased with the depth of the 3d stamping. I have the Osborne hand press and using the Tandy rams foot with it ( as suggested on the Zeilkovitz site) to do the steampunk stamps worked really well. Thought I would mention it in case others were unaware that it could be used that way, as I was.

Thanks Wiz. That's exactly what I needed to know.

Thanks so much, Wiz. Since this old Singer has a cylinder arm, and it seems most roller edge guides will not fit it, I am looking for something that will function as an edge guide for stitching close to the edge. I can use the side of the presser foot as a guide for normal stuff, but need something for stitching closer to the edge.