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Wizcrafts , thank you soooo very much!!! Thieve are the tips that I needed. Will give them a try!

Can’t get a stitch to stick…meaning the bottom stitch doesn’t lock into or catch the top stitch. I just get a straight line of thread on the bottom and the top. yeah….gotta hand stitch the little bit that I already started. Need to buy some without adhesive. Gotta sew on a section 20ft long, hand stitch is out of question for that. thank you both!!

Hi all, I’ve been sewing for quite sometime but still consider myself an amateur. Have been mostly working with leather and canvas/duck material. Recently I started a project in which I used sunbrella (probably around 10oz) and sewed it to Velcro with 138 thread(gore Tex). Sewed the sunbrella to itself (2 layers of 10oz) without issue. Sewed 1 piece of Velcro loop to 1 piece of sunbrella without issue. Sewed a piece of Velcro hook to the subrella and can’t get a stitch to stick! The bottom threads seem to not be able to lock into the top. After looking at the needle I noticed it is full of adhesive. Some type of glue that is in the backside of the Velcro. Went up one size needle thinking it may help but didn’t. Checked several videos to make sure I hadn’t forgotten how to thread the machine(juki LS1341) but I was ok there. Adjusted tension up and down but I do think it’s the fact that the needle(especially the long groove)is gummed up with adhesive/glue. Any recommendations or thoughts from someone that may have experienced this before?

Thanks so much. Glad to know!!!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-rosewood-handled-C-S-Osborne-adjustable-leather-edge-splitter-/233525500073 The best I could do is put a link to it’s description on eBay. I have no affiliation with the seller. Just trying to figure out how or what it’s used for??

See if Shoe Systems may be able to help you. I think I spoke to Blaze. I can’t remember for sure but expect the blade to be around $100? their number is 1 (800) 354-6278