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Hi Kathy I like to use the stretch fishnet bags garlic is sold in.I feed horses so there is always a supply of the material around.It comes (the garlic) in about a 12" run so it can be cut to length required and fits all size of spools Robin

Hi Ed I geuss you must have gotten busy,you were going to put up some pictures of your sewing feet.Would it be possible to have a look? Robin

Thank You Got it

Thanks Ian The link did not appear tho

this is my sewing room

Hi Ed Yes, I did modify the presser foot in the picture.I was talking with Steve at Artisan ,he told me the people trying to sew close to buckles were sawing the tip of the presser feet off.The presser foot,on the machine, in the pic was oriniginally the same size as the foot in the picture laying on the desk.That sawed off foot is not always a good thing.Sometimes when I'm sewing with the short foot it pushes the work out of the way if it has to step up on to additional material.The way this machine is set up it ,the walking foot does not step up very high. Does Artisan sell the Flat Slotted Plate/Feed Dog combo you mention? Robin

As you can see I have a raised needle plate but I do not know how to use it.Artisan has a double toe presser foot in the mail for me as we speak.The presser foot in the pic was a double toe but I went cutting before I knew what I was doing Thank you for your assistance

Has there ever been a Book written that would help a person learn how to use a Large leather Sewing Machine ( 441 ,3000,4000,205 etc)I am sewing with a Toro 3000.I would like to learn about suggested Needle /Thread combos.The different sewing feet and there applications.I am trying to repair leather Horse halters and need to sew close to the hardware.I have seen so called "Buckle " sewing feet on Ferdco's web site and Artisan web site but they appear to be different feet.I am including a few snapshots of Stirrups I need to recover also. Could somebody share with me any suggestions as to what equipment could be used to sew the covering on these stirrups? Any advice would be welcome thanks

Most of the Halters I have to repair(and I see allot of them with 12 to 1300 horses in the barn area) the throat piece is broken.The throat piece is almost always a rolled and stitched strap with the fold over tabs to attach with.My question is "do you need as special sewing foot to stitch that role?I know I could wait for my book"Robert Steinke's book "Bridlework" to arrive and answer the question, but I thought I'd asked here.

Art, Thank You for your reply.My name is Robin.I have been a Thoroughbred Horseman for 38 years.I have rode all of those years and still get on horses every day.I am in the "Tack" repair business out of necessity.There was no one around to repair wore out boots and chaps,at least no one that didn't sew with anything better than a nail and binder twine.I also have worked in the Jockeys Room for many years which brought a whole new batch of repairs(race saddles,light boots and girthes) I started repairing chaps and such with an old donated Singer table top machine.I then bought a knockoff Juki garment machine,which was not much better than the wore out Singer.A few years back I purchased a new Adler 267/373.This Adler does a nice job(of light work).The repairs I do in the Jockeys Room needed a special sewing machine ,I ended up with an Adler 30/10 Boot Patcher.I have been patching boots for a while now. A lot of the work that has been asked of me(exercise saddles,halters and race tack) is to heavy for either of these machines,so last summer I purchased the Artisan Toro 3000 that is why I asked about a Juki 441 (should have bought the 4000 for the added inches 16" throat over 9)I have never sewn with a machine of this caliber.I have been stumbling through repairs sewing a finger to my work every now and again.I just ordered the book you mentioned(Robert Stienke's Bridlework) on line for $50.I seem to have a problem sewing close to large buckles.I hope the book will answer a few questions.Again thanks for the help.

I am looking for a "How to Book" for making and repairing english tack.Also any books on using a Juki 441 would be helpful.