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I will get the proper stuff dog but I'm itching to get on. It's only the glue on the needle I'm concerned with. If you look at the French seam above, the the two stitch lines are 5mm from the center I'll cut the tape around 12mm/15mm and those stitch lines will go through it so it can't move and then over that I'll be contact glueing some 0.7mm pigskin over the whole panel. It might turn out that it'll look ok if I leave the side stitches until after glueing the lining and then stitch through the lot in which case there's no need for extra reinforcing. Even the proper tape has to have some glue along the center to hold it in place for stitching. I've never done anything like this before and I'm loving the experimenting and the designing. It's going to be a gift so I'm not worried about the cuz asking for her money back.

This might be pie in the sky and the first part needs a post all of it's own but what if these drone were armed with the kind of explosive that starved the fire of oxygen? A bit like Red Adair putting out an oil fire. I know there's the updraught and smoke to think about but might be feasable in the future.

A lot of shops over here are still on holiday until Monday. Have looked online but haven't found it yet. I'm thinking "Duct tape" for now (don't know what you guys call it). It's sticky backed fabric but my only concern is will the glue stick to the needle/thread? I can't sew at light speed so it's not likely to get too warm. I guess I'll just have to suck it and see.

I think you're right on both counts Tug but is this guy ever on a commission? I wouldn't buy a raffle ticket from someone that smarmy.

So assuming you use the French seam, what do you reinforce with?

Of course all of our hearts goes out to those in dire straits at this desperate time. I know hindsight is 20/20 but surely there should be mandatory firebreaks in places where there is even a slight possibility of this happening.-

Yes, I love Cesars vids. He's a maestro around a sewing machine and he teaches very well considering he never says anything.

Oh you silly man! You've inflicted hours of torture on yourself. I can feel the trepidation from here in the UK. Turning the volume up on the radio isn't gonna help. But if it helps, buying quality will never come back to bite ya and the price will be of no consequence a short time down the line. I think you've already made the decision so firm it up now in your head and then smile and enjoy the rest of the trip. Good luck.

Ah yes! The skive. Forgot to mention I don't have one.With the amount of edges I'm talking about I'm not about to do it manually. Plus the leather is soft. This is the main reason I came up with this idea because the skins I have here are only .75 and 1mm thick so doable. The glued on pigskin idea is to cover the seams and to ensure that it's strong enough. Some kind of edge skiver might be on the cards for the future. Any recommendations for something that's not Mickey Mouse and not an arm and a leg?

My cuz has asked me to make her a largish tote and as I have a few coloured skins I thought I'd experiment with making the front and back panels using patchwork or strips. This brings two questions, what method of joining would be strong enough and which has more bulk on the inside. I'm thinking of glueing some pigskin on the inside to cover. I've forgotten the proper name for them but there's this one which has both seams on the one side and so is bulky but strong with two rows of stitches.... Or there's this one which I think looks better but the two seams are splayed out on both sides and so the side stitches are only decorative and don't add any strength. This means a reinforcing strip has to be used behind to maintain strength. This way uses three rows of stitches versus two for the other one but this one even with the reinforcing tape is less bulky. Have I missed an obvious alternative?

Thanks for that Dog. You've cleared up a few points for me which is unusual because I read and learn a lot. I think some of the confusion comes from the likes of ebay and some suppliers when they list all the designations for one item just to suit the search engines. I couldn't find any neon or flouro on either of those link you gave. Mind you i only looked in the search boxes which are sometimes not comprehensive.

Looks really good to me Tim. Well done.

I believe this is what's called a double welting foot Folker. Can this be used as a piping foot? I don't have any here yet else I'd have already tried it. Or would it be better to use a cut away zipper foot in the absence of a proper job?

Update! These are now on Ebay if someone wants to bag a bargain. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274179684331

Anyone know where I might get one? Preferably one that doesn't require a mortgage. Thanks guys.

Still haven't got my head around this thread lark. Waxed polyester? Bonded nylon? Cotton? Does anyone know where to get the neon threads from preferably in tkt 20/30? Thanks guys.

This technique is quite popular for camouflaging rifles and scopes. Love it.

It'll probably work out that I'll find a couple of screws that fit whatever tap I can find.

I have some thread guides once they get here.

Come on! I wouldn't dream of it. All opinions are valid. That's how we learn from each other. It's the fanatics we need to watch, the only way is their way and no one elses opinion counts for anything. You've only got to look at our UK MPs over the last couple of years to see how good that is.

Good job. I like the turned out handles.

Thanks Tug. It's embossed and I have to own up to a cock up. I didn't realise till I cut it out that it's a big bag and I questioned whether @ 1.3mm it would be thick enough so I "lined" it (glued) with some 2.4mm veg tan (all I had on hand). This of course meant that I had to punch all those holes and cut out again. Now it's more like a stylish suitcase than the collapsible gym bag I envisioned originally. Still, it's all fun right? As an aside, I have to say that the quirks of this site and the quirks of my clubs WiFi are contriving to drive me up the wall. I was sitting in the club about an hour ago and wrote all this out on my iphone. Now firstly, for some reason the clubs WiFi won't allow me to connect to LW.net. I turned off the WiFi and connected, wrote out this message and after submitting was told that I was a bad boy because I'd used an emoji. On trying to delete the emoji the whole lot went missing. I sat there and said to myself, Oh what deep joy.

Ha Ha! Chuck you should be a politician. As you can see the hole/thread/needle size can be improved on but it is all saddle stitched and it took forever. If I'd had to prick and awl I'd still be doing it now.

And that's another side to this stitching thing. I believe the reason that Dieselpunk.ro is so popular is because of his round holes. The Motoko3 I posted above was my first leather project and that was just a few months ago. That encouraged me to do many more including The Large Weekender. Would I have had the confidence to get so into it if I had to do things the "right way"? And Chuck, before we start talking about weakening the leather (and there's no doubt that it does) let's just remind ourselves how much weight a supermarket plastic bag can take.