Members nstarleather Posted July 8, 2022 Members Report Posted July 8, 2022 A lot of my customers are big fans of Red Wing boots so they ask for specific colors... Two recent ones were Gold Russet Sequoia and Briar Oil Slick. The design uses 3 main pieces for the body and is basically a "big Dopp kit" with #10 YKK Zippers: Quote
Members YinTx Posted July 9, 2022 Members Report Posted July 9, 2022 Awesome design and colors, must say the edgework does bug me tho. They do look roomy, I bet you can pack a lot in those! Would be interesting to see them after a year of good use! YinTx Quote
RockyAussie Posted July 9, 2022 Report Posted July 9, 2022 Looks good Mike and good to see you posting again. What sewing machines are used may I ask? Quote
Members Tequila Posted July 9, 2022 Members Report Posted July 9, 2022 Those are great looking bags! Did you come up with your own pattern or did you find one that’s available to others? Quote
Members Scoutmom103 Posted July 9, 2022 Members Report Posted July 9, 2022 Very nice. And they do remind me of a very large drop kit. Quote
Members nstarleather Posted July 9, 2022 Author Members Report Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 2:56 AM, YinTx said: Awesome design and colors, must say the edgework does bug me tho. They do look roomy, I bet you can pack a lot in those! Would be interesting to see them after a year of good use! YinTx Expand So I generally don’t do much edge finishing to keep the prices low…since these Red Wing folks have boots with mostly raw edges, it for with the look. On 7/9/2022 at 5:31 AM, RockyAussie said: Looks good Mike and good to see you posting again. What sewing machines are used may I ask? Expand Everything is in the Pfaff “45 family”, 545’s and 1245’s mostly. On 7/9/2022 at 11:56 AM, Tequila said: Those are great looking bags! Did you come up with your own pattern or did you find one that’s available to others? Expand No just took the idea of a Dopp kit and played around with the size till I was happy. Did the overlap since one-piece would be nearly impossible. Quote
Members YinTx Posted July 9, 2022 Members Report Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 1:55 PM, nstarleather said: So I generally don’t do much edge finishing to keep the prices low…since these Red Wing folks have boots with mostly raw edges, it for with the look. Expand Agree, it does match the look, and keeps the labor input down. Don't mind my grumpy input. YinTx Quote
Members nstarleather Posted July 9, 2022 Author Members Report Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 3:04 PM, YinTx said: Agree, it does match the look, and keeps the labor input down. Don't mind my grumpy input. YinTx Expand No worries, edge finishing have never been a big thing for me but that’s cause I’m “bang for your buck” with my products. If I did the beveling , burnishing etc, I’d have to charge a lot more. Quote
Members Tequila Posted July 9, 2022 Members Report Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 1:55 PM, nstarleather said: No just took the idea of a Dopp kit and played around with the size till I was happy. Did the overlap since one-piece would be nearly impossible. Expand Well you did one fine job with it, very nice looking Quote
Members nstarleather Posted July 10, 2022 Author Members Report Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 10:07 PM, Tequila said: Well you did one fine job with it, very nice looking Expand Thanks! Quote
RockyAussie Posted July 10, 2022 Report Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/9/2022 at 1:55 PM, nstarleather said: Everything is in the Pfaff “45 family”, 545’s and 1245’s mostly. Expand No tall post machine used in there somewhere. I just started using one recently and have found it to be an excellent addition for totes and stuff. Can cut out a fair bit of time with the right designs. I should be doing some videos on it sometime soon. Quote
Members nstarleather Posted July 10, 2022 Author Members Report Posted July 10, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 4:18 AM, RockyAussie said: No tall post machine used in there somewhere. I just started using one recently and have found it to be an excellent addition for totes and stuff. Can cut out a fair bit of time with the right designs. I should be doing some videos on it sometime soon. Expand I have a cylinder machine but I've been tempted to get a post machine because there are some designs that are much easier with a post machine. Quote
Members GavinO Posted July 13, 2022 Members Report Posted July 13, 2022 These look great! I love the shape. They have that rugged look that for sure work with Red Wings. Are they lined and are there internal pockets? Quote
Members KTWolf Posted July 13, 2022 Members Report Posted July 13, 2022 I love the way you put together that darker leather one--it matches my footwear, for sure! Thanks for sharing! Quote
Members nstarleather Posted July 13, 2022 Author Members Report Posted July 13, 2022 On 7/13/2022 at 2:54 PM, GavinO said: These look great! I love the shape. They have that rugged look that for sure work with Red Wings. Are they lined and are there internal pockets? Expand No lining bot u include a snap-in zipper bag. Quote
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