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From the album: Second Project: Phone Slip Case
Revisited the cell phone slip case with some experimenting. Using my new Osborne stitching irons and Blanchard awl with Osborne linen thread. First time I put all three together. Those 2.9mm long holes are really long, and I had issues getting the lay to be correct, but after more practice I have been able to get better stitching than this now. The color was also an experiment. YinTx© YinTx
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DavidL, I was just looking at the backside of your stitching, and noted that it appears the slant of your thread is opposite the slant of the holes. IE, where the thread would be in the bottom of the hole as in the front side stitch, it is in the top instead. Can anyone indicate whether this is correct or not? I too am still in the process of learning stitching by hand, and I want to have a correct and even result as well, which I am discovering takes much patience, practice, the correct tools for the correct thread, and an understanding for what the correct outcome should be. YinTx
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I'll let someone that actually knows the answer to this one give you a better reply, but judging from the video, it looks like he cut it all from the same hide of leather.... YinTx
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I have have experienced the same thing with my Fiebings Royal Blue, it either comes out near black or a washed out color. I have tried diluting from 100% down to 10%, and tried multiple coats with the lower dilutions to bring the color up with no luck, still washed out looking. Here is a photo: left item is brushed on with 10% solution, 2 coats. Second item is dipped in 10% solution, last item (all the way to the right) is dipped in 25% solution. Nothing that gives the beautiful, vibrant Royal Blue I would expect, or that TomG shows in the photo. What am I missing here? YinTx
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Check out Armitage Leather's video, around the 24 minute mark. The rest of his video may be useful for you as well if you are making this bag. YinTx
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Help! Wanted Techsew Stitching Nirvana, Got The Blahs Instead
YinTx replied to YinTx's topic in Leather Sewing Machines
So a quick update on the Bogle-Greenwell 2700 (BGMC 2700, or Techsew 2700 variant). I ordered a new tension spring to install in the bobbin basket to deal with the bobbin tension spring problem. It unfortunately did not have the same size holes for the screws to hold it in place. I was informed I needed a new bobbin basket, so I purchased one. On arrival, it did not fit cleanly, and caught the thread as it came around the top, causing a birds nest on the bottom of the leather as it stitched. So I removed it, and modified one of the springs I had previously purchased to accept the screws of the original basket. It is now sewing flawlessly, so I used it to make my new laptop bag mock up from vinyl, using 135 thread. I was also able to use it with 69 thread to make repairs to a leather bag, and it stitched just fine. The operator (i.e., me) however did not stitch flawlessly, so I can see I need much more practice with the machine to make acceptable stitches. Here is a photo of the completed mock up: YinTx -
From the album: Leather
Sienna and brown with "Lynx" pattern from Tusting and Burnett, Ltd. YinTx© YinTx
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From the album: Leather
Colors, some Charles Hardtke, some Tusting and Burnett, LTD. Various lining leather.© YinTx
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From the album: New Project
Well, remade the pink panel, I must say it came out much nicer. Also had to redo the chocolate tabs, they are better as well. YinTx© YinTx
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Starting A New Project Yesterday...
YinTx replied to YinTx's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Monica, Everything working with leather but the book keeping has been enjoyable so far. Managed to redo the pink section, it looks much better this time around. Also redid the chocolate tabs, will post photos soon as I can. New irons are at least a week out, so had to make do with the old Tandy iron I have in the toolbox. YinTx -
Starting A New Project Yesterday...
YinTx replied to YinTx's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Added another photo in the gallery, but realized I had a fatal design flaw, so back to the drawing board for the pink section, and the chocolate tabs. So, as they say, one step forwards, two steps back! Still waiting on my stitching irons, so can't sew it up anyhow. YinTx -
Malchik, Thank you so much for sharing your videos, for those of us still learning they are full of ideas and tips. I really admire your work. Would you be so kind as to share what you are using for edge ink, particularly in your watch strap video? And is it the same material you use on your bag straps? Thank you for your time, YinTx
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From the album: New Project
Today's progress. Lots of other things going on, so happy I could get this far. Will have to wait on my new stitching irons to get here before I start stitching this one up, I am excited to try them out on it. YinTx© YinTx
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From the album: Leather
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Cseeger and Tugadude, Yes, I am actually looking for both styles. There are some instances where I would like to use the "hole punch" style irons, so I appreciate the link and the review of the irons that do this. I will probably get some. I did watch all of Armitage's videos as they covered exactly what I am trying to understand. Most of the time, I would like to use the awl version, so I needed a pricking iron that marks an angled slot style mark on the leather. I believe this will help me with controlling the angle of my awl when piercing the leather to make the back of my stitching look more consistent. There are many items I plan to make where using a hole punch method will be unwieldy at best, and some of the thread sizes I plan to use (such as Fil Au Chinois 432 and smaller) will not work well with the large holes the punches leave, so I need to improve my hand stitching to the point of perfection. To this end, I have ordered some Osbourne and some Dixons, and eventually may break down and get some Blanchards for the smaller work, we will see. If anyone has in between sizes they are interested in selling, I am still interested! Thanks again, YinTx
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Feel free to make offers before I send it off to craigslist/ebay! YinTx
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Steadybrook, Thanks for your interest. The Ritza thread is waxed. This is thread that I will be using, just ordered them, and when they got here I realized how much was really on a spool. I don't expect to use all of it, so I thought I should sell some. Therefore, I will not be selling entire spools just now. YinTx