MelissaBekkum

I am making a heat shield for my motorcycle, I have my pieces cut out and dyed. After I got this far, I was like "Should I have glued my two layers of 4 oz veg tan leather before dying? When do I add the satin sheen?" I plan on gluing it down then stitching around the edge. I just want to make sure with my next project to do it in the correct order. TYSVM!

Dear TroyS, It appears to be witchcraft what you did. If you would be so kind, how did you pull the edges under/over to the inside of the bags and lids? Fabulous work, thanks for sharing! Melissa

I was wondering if it is possible to fuse fabric to leather. Would I need to use glue?I want to have a fabric flap on a leather bag but want to make sure the leather and fabric areas have the same feel, hence my idea of using glue, or fusible webbing to accomplish this. Thank you so very much in advance!

Leatheroo, what is the technique called, is it braiding?

Mind blown. Amazing. It never ceases to amaze me whet leather can do

Hey, it takes balls to try something like this. Kudos to you. I would be thrilled to have such a OOAK seat.

Here is the saga of my work machine a Consew 206RB-3. We sew leather and vinyl products for motorcycles and it requires a lot of top stitching. I have just returned after a year and am using one of theirs that has been sitting 10 years. (uuuuugh) So, when I want to top stitch it will do some very close stitches and go back to normal. I know it must be the outer foot not touching the throat plate, or making enough contact. I tried a wider foot, to see if it wasn't enough contact and it didn't help. I have played with the presser foot tension and it improves as it goes down, however it is now bottomed out. when the outside foot is all the way down, it won't hold a piece of paper.It honestly just needs a makeover, but that isn't in the budget. Thoughts appreciated. Thank you so very much, Melissa

Here is the saga of my work machine a Consew 206RB-3. We sew leather and vinyl products for motorcycles and it requires a lot of top stitching. I have just returned after a year and am using one of theirs that has been sitting 10 years. (uuuuugh) So, when I want to top stitch it will do some very close stitches and go back to normal. I know it must be the outer foot not touching the throat plate, or making enough contact. I tried a wider foot, to see if it wasn't enough contact and it didn't help. I have played with the presser foot tension and it improves as it goes down, however it is now bottomed out. when the outside foot is all the way down, it won't hold a piece of paper.It honestly just needs a makeover, but that isn't in the budget. Thoughts appreciated. Thank you so very much, Melissa

No to interrupt, but JB Weld and a chicago screw would work to make a brass pendant a concho? How sturdy would it be? You might have just made my week! TIA! Melissa