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Merry Christmas everyone!

@Irishleather It looks really good! A seat is a difficult project due to all the curves and swooping shapes, so I think he did ha great job. I think the colour is spot on. It will be a joy to ride once the entire motorcycle is completed. Brgds and merry Christmas Jonas

It looks like it says: Lince Meaning lynx in Spanish. I tried to google a bit, but not much luck using the limited Spanish I know, Lince herramientos zapatos cuero

Looking good! Nice consistent sewing. Brgds Jonas

That sounds like a fantastic idea. I can see that it is a difficult decision about any border lines, since they should compliment each individual book and still look good according to that books theme and cover. When they are all completed they will be look incredible! Brgds Jonas

I didn't notice until now, that on your first picture, the front star is light blue, the noxt "purple/pinkish/gold" and then again iceblue on the last two pictures. Really a cool effect! If it breaks the continuity with the other books, I suppose it is better to go with something that will work on all of the books. Metallic green (like a green june beetle) would look good too, but so would gold. What is your plan with the other three books, and the two line border line? Brgds Jonas

If so, then I would suggest using two narrow silver lines, to correspond with the silver start in the middle, It would make the gold stars and the Elvish script stand out more that way. (I can't really see if the star is silver or a very light ice blue, but I would use that colour) Brgds Jonas

@paintpony7417 Neatsfoot oil and sunlight. Daily "wear and tear" will in my experinece quickly darken a piece. Brgds Jonas

That looks spectacular! Fantastic job, the black and white dotted edges and marbled pages looks like a lure to a bibliophile - whispering: I hold great secrets that you secretly yearn to read. Will it reside on your own bookshelf, or is it a Christmas gift to some lucky person? Brgds Jonas

Looking really good! Here's a similar seat that was fitted with new leather. It is a project I would really like to try, but I haven't got any bikes with that style of seat. My reasoning for 6 strand is that a seat lives a pretty rough life, there is plenty abrasion from the drivers legs and there is sunshine, rain and dust, all which is hard on the stitching. Brgds Jonas

Strength wise, I think that a braided thread is stronger, but given the age of the motorcycle, I think waxed linen thread is the most correct thread to use. I would go with a 6 strand waxed linen thread, And I would reapply some wax to the thread once in a while while sewing. Just to make sure that the thread don't start to fray. It sounds like a great project, I hope you'll share some pictures once it is done. You could try to ask a shoe repair business or saddle maker if you could buy 10-15 yards of linen thread, (if there is a one of anywere near where you live). That is my best guess for getting hold of something before Christmas. Brgds Jonas

My best suggestion is that the needles are wrong. There have been an international shortage of the correct needles for those machines, and my guess is that the previous owner tried to buy and use some non original needles from another outsole stitcher. Where are you located in the world? perhaps some member near you have an original needle that you could try. I recently bought a small pack of needles from @Jennihaemae They are cheap and the correct needles. I think that her post got moved to "sold" due to the date (the posts will automatically be moved there after a certain time) You could try to send her a message. Brgds Jonas

That is sad news. Condolences to his family.

@Tove09Tilda Congratulations, that is SUPER news. I hope that you will be able to find some accomodation near the saddlemaker while doing your internship. Another thing, how did your Y-shaped dog harness turn out? Brgds Jonas

Thanks, it works now 🙂 It is interesting that there are so many different types of zippers. I never thought about being able to configure a zipper, but I guess that if you are going to produce 100.000 jackets, you might as well choose something that you think looks good instead of solely relying on a standard configuration. Brgds Jonas