Secure Thread. Singer 29K4

[Bifrost]

Hi!

I recently bought a singer 29k4. But I can't secure the thread properly at the end and the beginning. When I sew fabric with my ordinary sewing machine I just go back and forward. But when I do the same with my singer on leather I can easily loosen the thread just by running my nails over the end or beginning of the thread a few times.

Do you have any idea how to properly secure the tread? I'm using a polyester thread and have heard about burning the end of the threads or something. All ideas are welcome

Kind regards

Tommy

[Trox]

Hi,

Yes you can melt the thread ends and hammer it flat when its hot. Or you can buy a special thread burner. Or you can leave long ends, attach sewing needles and stitch outside the edge several times in the first hole, (the same in the end). It called finishing by hand, you will See this technique on old harness work (I use this technique myself). On leather you must hammer the seam to close the leather around the thread ( if you wet the leather before hammering it, you get rid of the marks left by the 29K feeding foot too). Remember to hold your thread ends when you start the sewing.

Good luck

Trox