Members landy Posted March 29, 2011 Members Report Posted March 29, 2011 I HAVE A 29-4 TREDLE LEATHER SEWING MACHINE RECENTLY PURCHASED ON EBAY SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED FOR SEWING ON PATCHS WITHOUT SEWING THE POCKETS SHUT. I HAVE LIGHTENED THE TENSIONS ON EVERY THING THERE IS TRYING TO GET THE LEATHER TO STOP CREEPING FORWARD AS I SEW ON THE PATCH LEAVING A PLEAT AT THE END. I HAVE EVEN TRIED GLUEING THE PATCH TO THE LEATHER WITH CONTACT ADHESIVE AND THAT DID NOT WORK AM I TRYING TO USE THE WRONG TYPE OF MACHINE FOR THE JOB OR IS IT JUST GOING TO TAKE PRACTICE. IF ANYONE HAS SOME ADVICE I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. THIS MACHINE HAS A WALKING FOOT WITH FEED DOGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT. YOU CAN ALSO TURN THE WALKING FOOT 360 DEGREES AS YOU ARE SEWING. Quote
Moderator Wizcrafts Posted March 30, 2011 Moderator Report Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) I sew patches onto leather jackets and vests with a patcher machine. It is best to use #69 thread, with a #16 or #18 needle when applying patches. Make sure there is enough foot pressure to allow the teeth to pull the work the stitch length you have set. I use double-sided leather quality sticky tape to hold the patches in place while sewing them. Alternately, use barge cement to secure the patches to the leather. The usual procedure is to open the lining at the most convenient place that is inline with the area where the patch will be sewn. Feed the leather garment over the arm and make sure the lining is under the entire arm. Position the needle, drop the foot and start treadling around the patch. Go over the starting point a few stitches, then stitch back past it a stitch or two, then lift the foot and pull the material to the next patch, et. al, until you are done. If there is sufficient top pressure, the foot should feed the taped or glued on patch and leather together, without any puckering. The glue you are using must not be holding very well if the leather is able to shift under the patch, as you stitch. BTW: Please don't take this as an attack, but, typing entire posts in all capital letters is considered SHOUTING and is strongly frowned upon in normal forum and bulletin board Netiquette. Edited March 30, 2011 by Wizcrafts 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 cdthayer Posted March 30, 2011 Members Report Posted March 30, 2011 ... TRYING TO GET THE LEATHER TO STOP CREEPING FORWARD AS I SEW ON THE PATCH LEAVING A PLEAT AT THE END.... Try putting a workbench or table as close as you can at the left end of your 29-4 to help hold the bulk of your garment up to sewing level. Sometimes the weight of the rest of the garment hanging down can cause those pleats. CD in Oklahoma thayerrags.com Quote "I sew, I sew, so it's off to work I go....." My sewing machines:Adler 205-370 (Hand Crank), Adler 205-64 (Hand Crank), Consew 226 (Clutch/Speed Reducer), Singer 111G156 (Hand Crank or Clutch), Singer 111W153 (Clutch), Singer 20U33 (Clutch), Singer 78-3 Needlefeed (Treadle), Singer 20U (Treadle), Singer 29K70 (x2) (Both Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 96-40 w/Darning Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 w/Roller Foot (Treadle), Singer 31-15 (Hand Crank), Singer 16-41 (Treadle), Singer 66-1 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 201K4 (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 216G Zigzag (Treadle/Hand Crank), Singer 319W (Treadle)
Members landy Posted March 30, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 30, 2011 Try putting a workbench or table as close as you can at the left end of your 29-4 to help hold the bulk of your garment up to sewing level. Sometimes the weight of the rest of the garment hanging down can cause those pleats. CD in Oklahoma thayerrags.com Thank you cdthayer i will try that this weekend it will probably make the job ea sier and might solve the problem I sew patches onto leather jackets and vests with a patcher machine. It is best to use #69 thread, with a #16 or #18 needle when applying patches. Make sure there is enough foot pressure to allow the teeth to pull the work the stitch length you have set. I use double-sided leather quality sticky tape to hold the patches in place while sewing them. Alternately, use barge cement to secure the patches to the leather. The usual procedure is to open the lining at the most convenient place that is inline with the area where the patch will be sewn. Feed the leather garment over the arm and make sure the lining is under the entire arm. Position the needle, drop the foot and start treadling around the patch. Go over the starting point a few stitches, then stitch back past it a stitch or two, then lift the foot and pull the material to the next patch, et. al, until you are done. If there is sufficient top pressure, the foot should feed the taped or glued on patch and leather together, without any puckering. The glue you are using must not be holding very well if the leather is able to shift under the patch, as you stitch. BTW: Please don't take this as an attack, but, typing entire posts in all capital letters is considered SHOUTING and is strongly frowned upon in normal forum and bulletin board Netiquette. Wiz, thanks much for all of the helpfull tips. Also thanks for the tip on useing all caps I had no idea, it just made it easier as i am new on computers Thanks again Quote
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