Members TomE Posted November 26, 2022 Members Report Posted November 26, 2022 Taking a break from hand sewing to practice machine sewing raised leather straps (again). Think I'm making progress with inline presser feet from @CowboyBob on my 441 clone. I've been able to sew tight to the raised filler and maintain a 1/8" border. Took me a while to adjust the presser foot timing to my liking, but now it's a quick change over between the inline feet and the regular center/side feet. Very happy with these compact feet for sewing tight to an edge. Took a little practice to smoothly back out of the corners, so that the rear foot has a place to land. The raised pieces are made from 2 pieces of bridle leather, split to 3 oz for the cover and 7 oz for the back. I use a veg tan filler piece 1/4" or 3/8" wide on these straps, and figure about 1/4" (2 x 1/8") of additional width for the cover wrapping around the sides of the filler. I glue the cover and shape it with a glass slicker and bone folder then sew and trim the edges before finishing the edges. I will use raised leather for bridle nosebands/browbands, dog collars, and belts. I've been sewing these by hand, but getting closer to production by machine sewing. Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted November 27, 2022 Moderator Report Posted November 27, 2022 Awesome work! Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
Members Mulesaw Posted November 27, 2022 Members Report Posted November 27, 2022 Looking really good! I have only repaired one piece from a stallion halter that had a raised leather strap, and it wasn't until I was done that it dawned on me that it had been easier to make the cover a bit oversize and then trimmed it later on. And it is a darn nice looking sewing machine too. Quote
Members luckystudio13 Posted November 27, 2022 Members Report Posted November 27, 2022 . Looks incredible ! Quote
Members Hags Posted November 27, 2022 Members Report Posted November 27, 2022 I want one of thse presser feet for my class 3. I can see a lot of applications for it. I sent a PM, hope cowboy sees it. Nice work! Quote Not so retired RN. Living on the Washington Peninsula.
Members TomE Posted November 27, 2022 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 12:27 AM, Wizcrafts said: Awesome work! Expand Thanks, Wiz. I'm fiddling with proportions and getting used to the look of the machine stitch but I think it's headed in the right direction. On 11/27/2022 at 4:34 AM, Mulesaw said: Looking really good! I have only repaired one piece from a stallion halter that had a raised leather strap, and it wasn't until I was done that it dawned on me that it had been easier to make the cover a bit oversize and then trimmed it later on. And it is a darn nice looking sewing machine too. Expand Thank you, Mulesaw. I still haven't worked out a method to machine sew swells that taper continuously to a thin edge. That might be a hand sew only option. On 11/27/2022 at 2:40 PM, luckystudio13 said: . Looks incredible ! Expand Thanks for your encouragement! Quote
Members TomE Posted November 27, 2022 Author Members Report Posted November 27, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 3:07 PM, Hags said: I want one of thse presser feet for my class 3. I can see a lot of applications for it. I sent a PM, hope cowboy sees it. Nice work! Expand The inline feet are listed among the accessories for the CB4500. https://www.tolindsewmach.com/cb-acc-pack.html Quote
Members Hags Posted November 28, 2022 Members Report Posted November 28, 2022 I looked on the LMC site and didn't see them. Thanks, Bob has replied and I'm on my way! Sorry to hijack the thread.. Quote Not so retired RN. Living on the Washington Peninsula.
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted November 28, 2022 Moderator Report Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 12:57 AM, Hags said: I looked on the LMC site and didn't see them. Thanks, Bob has replied and I'm on my way! Sorry to hijack the thread.. Expand @CowboyBob has them made for the Cowboy machines he sells. They also fit on Cobra and Techsew 441 clones, as well as on the actual Juki TSC-441. Quote Posted IMHO, by Wiz My current crop of sewing machines: Cowboy CB4500, Singer 107w3, Singer 139w109, Singer 168G101, Singer 29k71, Singer 31-15, Singer 111w103, Singer 211G156, Adler 30-7 on power stand, Techsew 2700, Fortuna power skiver and a Pfaff 4 thread 2 needle serger.
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