AlZilla Posted September 29 Report Posted September 29 8 minutes ago, Danotriglide said: Thanks everybody! With the thread I have and a 110-18 needle it’s working good! I’m traveling slow but somewhat erratic on this practice piece. You're on a slippery slope now. Might as well start saving up for that walking foot industrial. Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Members dikman Posted September 29 Members Report Posted September 29 Yep, a slippery slope that leads into a rabbit hole! Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
Members Danotriglide Posted September 30 Author Members Report Posted September 30 Ha ha ha…..thanks I’ll watch out for slippy ground. For now I’m just making hats with my machine, I used to do them by hand but punching hundreds of holes per panel in a 7 panel hat was too much. Today in the mail I’ll be receiving some 90/40 and 100/16 needles. Thanks again! Dano Quote
Members Danotriglide Posted September 30 Author Members Report Posted September 30 (edited) Hand sewn versus machine sewn, hand first. Edited September 30 by Danotriglide Changed text Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted September 30 Moderator Report Posted September 30 3 hours ago, Danotriglide said: For now I’m just making hats with my machine There is a specialized industrial sewing machine that is perfect for sewing all kinds of hats. It is known as a post, or post bed machine. Some have a flat foot with bottom feed. Some have a roller foot and bottom feed. I have one that is a triple feed walking foot mechanism. A post machine lets the work hang down on all four sides. My Singer 168G101 has a 7 inch tall post. I have used #138 thread in it, although it is happier with #69 and #92. This machine uses the same bobbins as the Singer 111 series machines. 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.
AlZilla Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 3 hours ago, Danotriglide said: Ha ha ha…..thanks I’ll watch out for slippy ground. For now I’m just making hats with my machine, I used to do them by hand but punching hundreds of holes per panel in a 7 panel hat was too much. Today in the mail I’ll be receiving some 90/40 and 100/16 needles. Thanks again! Dano The hand sewn hat in my profile pic is what sent me down the sewing machine rabbit hole. Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted September 30 Moderator Report Posted September 30 31 minutes ago, AlZilla said: The hand sewn hat in my profile pic is what sent me down the sewing machine rabbit hole. Way back when I was only sewing for about 2 or 3 years, I bought two post bed machines with roller feet off some shoe maker who was going out of business. I used them to sew Marlon Brando style biker caps. I even sewed a Cowboy hat or two, and sewed patches onto ball caps. One day, I counted all of my sewing machines and discovered that I owned 13; a Bakers' Dozen! They included everything from a flat bed tailoring machine to a huge Union Lockstitch machine. That truly was a rabbit hole. Then, I moved and sold all but two machines. I eventually sold the big ULS and went into computer troubleshooting. I finally escaped from the sewing machine rabbit hole! Then, one day, as the computer troubleshooting was winding itself down, I saw a National walking foot machine for sale, cheap, nearby, and bought it. Y'all can guess what happened next... More rabbit pellets. 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.
AlZilla Posted September 30 Report Posted September 30 11 minutes ago, Wizcrafts said: Then, one day, as the computer troubleshooting was winding itself down, I saw a National walking foot machine for sale, cheap, nearby, and bought it. Y'all can guess what happened next... More rabbit pellets. Your tag line kind of gives it away ... Looks like an even dozen to me! Quote “Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” - Voltaire “Republics decline into democracies and democracies degenerate into despotisms.” - Aristotle
Members dikman Posted September 30 Members Report Posted September 30 Nice looking caps, Dano, I can see where hand stitching those could be a chore! My beard was that colour once, now it's sort of white. Quote Machines wot I have - Singer 51W59; Singer 331K4; Seiko STH-8BLD; Pfaff 335; CB4500. Chinese shoe patcher; Singer 201K (old hand crank)
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