Wanderinstar

I have just taking the leather off a leather sofa. It smells like the household smoked. Can I wash this leather in the washing machine with some fabric conditioner? Ian.

Is it in my imagination or have I seen a twin wheel Overstitch tool. I want to make a waistcoat and was thinking about doing twin lines of stitching. Have looked on eBay and cannot find one. Ian

WB100. Why?

Yes, I had thought of that. But as it is about 3-4" front to back I thought it would be a big ask. Not like the 3/4" for a folding knife. Regards, Ian.

Hi all, My son has bought a digi camera and has set me a challenge to make him a case for said camera. A few questions for you knowledgable people. What thickness of leather to use . If I use 2-3mm ,to give protection to camera, I would not be able to sew it inside out and then turn it out the other way. Mind, I could probably skive off the edges and then do a saddle stitch up the seam. Second option is to make it out of thinner leather and then put in plenty of soft lining in to give protection. Any other ideas? Ian.

Hi all, My son has bought a digi c amera and has set me a challenge to make him a case for said camera. A few questions for you knowledgable people. What thickness of leather to use . If I use 2-3mm ,to give protection to camera, I would not be able to sew it inside out and then turn it out the other way. Mind, I could probably skive off the adages and then do a saddles stitch up the seam. Second option is to make it out of thinner leather and then bot in plenty of soft lining in to give protection. Any other ideas? Ian.

Cheers Dwight, That is something you wouldn't,t get over here. A hunting,gun toting pastor. But then again you do things different over there. Thanks for that, didn,t think about the leather. I have glued it to the outside spine and the inside crease. Will sew it tomorrow when glue sets. Thanks again. Ian.

I have bought the above and the staples that hold the book together have rusted through. I want to sew. The spine together. As I have no experience of this sort of thing. How many stitches to the inch should I use should I use and would linen tread be ok? Also I presume saddles stitch would be ok? Thanks.

Humperdingle, when you say band aids do you mean actually like band aids or like the fingers cut off a glove?. I made the glove type but they seem rather cumbersome. May try cutting the ends off.

Can anyone tell me if you can dilute gum trag with water, to make it go farther Ian

Believe me, I would love one.trouble is we live in a small terrace house and we just don't have room for one.

I have found aDon Carlos quater moon knife for sale over this side of the pond for £28.25. Does anyone have any experience of these knives? Ian

It pays to shop around. I got a belt cutter and a lace maker from Tandy because they were on sale offer and were cheaper than Le .a lot of stuff on the bay is usually dearer than Le Prevo. I got a Maun Safety Ruler for 10p on Amazon. So, shop around.

When using gum trag can water be added to make it go further. If this is possible what effects would it have on the usage.

Thanks foe the replies. I have got some needles from Identity Stoe, here in England and the eyes are quite long. Can now thread without needle threaders. Much better.

Have just started in leatherworking, and am loving it. On looking at the various websitesLe Prevo are at least 1/2the price of Identity Store andTandy.. Does anyone have any comments to make obout thier tools. Thanks.

Hmm, I,m 60 and the old eyes aren,t what they used to be.

No at the moment I am using linen. What are the sizes of nylon thread? I have a bobbin of "40" and it seems very thin. Was wondering about sewing with it double thickness. It is certainly very strong.

I have 18/3 thread and 01 needles.tried with a small wire needle threaders, but the double thickness of thread was too much for it. The wire snapped. A seamstress friend told me to put nail varnish on the thread and let it harden. The wife is still wondering what happened to her bottle of nail varnish, who me? Does anyone else have any tips for needle threading?

Thanks guys. My fingers and thumbs are sore. Don,t thing I have got the hang of it just yet. But it will come. I hope.

How can you work out how much thread you need when doing saddle stitch? Is it as simple as saying 2 or 3 times the stitching length.

Hi, I have just bought myself a set of cheap hole punches. How would I go about sharpening these?

Thanks for that. I thought I may be able to use a gloves needle and let the needle make the hole as I stitch with it.

Thank you for that Winterbear. Tink I may have to give Swarovski a miss as I am on sickness benefit at the moment. Big C.. But I will try looking for belts rather than buckles alone.

I want to make some small pouches to carry tea, coffee, sugar and the like. I have some thin suede type leather that I intend to use. Question is what needle, thread and stitch type should I use. I should mention that I will be using plastic ziplock bags inside the leather ones. Thank you, Ian.