Ambassador Luke Hatley Posted January 23, 2009 Ambassador Report Posted January 23, 2009 GUESS WHAT........THERE IS NOTHING AUTOMATIC ABOUT THEM. THEY ARE MANUAL. tbe best investment for you would be to buy the Al Stolhman Book "THE ART OF HAND SEWING".... Quote Luke
Members calanneh Posted January 23, 2009 Members Report Posted January 23, 2009 They work kinda like a sewing machine does, but not automatic. Basically you pull out a long section of your thread and it gets fed thru a hole and then you start going into the holes one by one and loop the thread on the needle around the long section you already pulled thru. Then pull the needle back thru and pull tight to snug the stitch up. Then go onto the next hole and repeat. I know a FEW people that like them, but like I said before, I dont use the one I bought when I first started out...LOL. For what I sew, I can do better and faster by hand. The one instance I can see where the handle would come in handy is if you have a very stiff, thick leather you are sewing thru and you need the handle to help push the needle thru. Usually you just make the hole bigger, but you never know...there may be some case where you cant make it bigger and the handle is needed. Quote William Tandy Store #17 800-772-2629 Union City, CA
Members AgronZoti Posted February 25, 2009 Members Report Posted February 25, 2009 If u really want to learn to sew by hand this thing is a waist. I have a tool fetish and have to by tools all the time and got one of thies to se how it works… in my opinion its crap for real leather work…. Quote
Members Spence Posted February 25, 2009 Members Report Posted February 25, 2009 The stitching awl has been in my rope kit for about 40+ years. Invaluable when working with canvas. Almost useless with leather. Only because if a stitch is worn through or broken, the whole thing is gonna come undone. A saddle stitch, with 2 needles and a sewing awl is the best way to work with leather. There are other stitches to use, but this is the easiest and fastest - IMHO. Quote Spence Mendoza, TX, USA
Members jimsaddler Posted February 26, 2009 Members Report Posted February 26, 2009 The stitching awl has been in my rope kit for about 40+ years. Invaluable when working with canvas. Almost useless with leather. Only because if a stitch is worn through or broken, the whole thing is gonna come undone. A saddle stitch, with 2 needles and a sewing awl is the best way to work with leather. There are other stitches to use, but this is the easiest and fastest - IMHO. These things don't even make good Darts, I've tried them! One thing in their favour is someone makes money selling them to suckers who try to learn to use them and end up throwing them in some dark corner where they will be discovered in a future century for Spacemen to marvel at how gullible the ancients were.! All jokes aside I've seen Indians use them in making Shoes and Saddlery. Thats why their so called Hand Stitching Falls apart so easily. You can't beat the Awl and 2 Needles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kind Regards. Jim. Quote
Members oldtimer Posted February 26, 2009 Members Report Posted February 26, 2009 I bought "The Leathercrafters Bible " from Weaver and these "automatic awls" are mentioned in the hand sewing chapter: quote " Take the needle out of that awl, put it on a shelf in case you ever find use for it, pull the thread off the spool, then step out the back door there and throw that awl as far as you can" / Knut Quote "The gun fight at the O.K. corral was actually started by two saddlemakers sitting around a bottle of whiskey talking about saddle fitting"...
Members jimsaddler Posted February 26, 2009 Members Report Posted February 26, 2009 I bought "The Leathercrafters Bible " from Weaver and these "automatic awls" are mentioned in the hand sewing chapter: quote " Take the needle out of that awl, put it on a shelf in case you ever find use for it, pull the thread off the spool, then step out the back door there and throw that awl as far as you can" / Knut Many thanks for the laugh Knut! Another Wise Man is Weaver, as they tend to stuff up the Toilet if you Flush them. Also they may choke the Geese if left arround the House. Kindest Regards. Jim. Quote
Members oldtimer Posted February 26, 2009 Members Report Posted February 26, 2009 Many thanks for the laugh Knut!Another Wise Man is Weaver, as they tend to stuff up the Toilet if you Flush them. Also they may choke the Geese if left arround the House. Kindest Regards. Jim. maybe it is best to recycle : wood and metal. LOL Quote "The gun fight at the O.K. corral was actually started by two saddlemakers sitting around a bottle of whiskey talking about saddle fitting"...
Members Monticore Posted February 27, 2009 Members Report Posted February 27, 2009 i was wondering if you could use the speedy sticher without the thread jsut to make our holes for hand stitching? sometimes i don't want to have an angle to the thread would the hole be big enough smaller threads? cory Quote
Members tonyc1 Posted February 28, 2009 Members Report Posted February 28, 2009 You could probably drive a bus through the hole, Cory. Tony. Quote
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