Greetings from Devon, West of England

[SteveBrambley]

I recognise a few of those machines from the Needlebar gallery

Hi,Yes, you are quite correct, you will find details of a lot of our machine in the Needlebar Gallery. I was going to mention that, but I forgot!Steve

That Pilot bobbin can cause all kinds of grief unless you get it right. I'll gladly show you whatever I can, Steve. I'll PM you about dropping in to say hello sometime soon. R.

Hi,Thanks Ray, I look forward to hearing from you.Steve

[Corvus]

Hi Corvus,

A 'Bucket Bag' is a traditional type of ladies casual bag, that can come in various sizes. It is called a 'Bucket Bag' because that is, more or less, how it is constructed, like a bucket.

Steve

OK, so I wouldn't make much of an apprentice Fascinating photos though, it looks like you must have a machine for everything! Do you dye your own leather?

[Pip]

hey there and welcome, to another uk'r I never realised there were so many of us, looks like you have a wealth of knowledge, I look forward to picking your brains. lol

[SteveBrambley]

OK, so I wouldn't make much of an apprentice Fascinating photos though, it looks like you must have a machine for everything! Do you dye your own leather?

Hi,

Well, almost a machine for everything, maybe one day, trouble is we're running out of space!

No, we don't dye our own leather, there's no need in our type of work.

I don't know about an apprentice, but you are quite welcome to come along and have a closer look, if you wish.

Steve

[SteveBrambley]

hey there and welcome, to another uk'r I never realised there were so many of us, looks like you have a wealth of knowledge, I look forward to picking your brains. lol

Hi,

Thank you, no problem, any time.

Steve

[Corvus]

Hi,

Well, almost a machine for everything, maybe one day, trouble is we're running out of space!

No, we don't dye our own leather, there's no need in our type of work.

I don't know about an apprentice, but you are quite welcome to come along and have a closer look, if you wish.

Steve

There must be a lot of fancy computer assisted machinery coming out these days? Laser cutters and the like?

Don't worry, I'm only joking about the apprenticeship I would love to have a look at how you do things though, could I perhaps tag on to Rays visit? (If no one minds) I'm very much a beginner with leather work and so although there are lots of things I want to know I probably can't ask the right questions as yet ... I might learn more just watching and listening to other people talk,if that makes sense

[Davy]

They look very good bags but I am not sure of the purpose of the bucket bag, what were you imagining it woild but used for.

the box shaped bag , did you use a corner stitcher to sew it . If so what type ?

[SteveBrambley]

the box shaped bag , did you use a corner stitcher to sew it . If so what type ?

Hi Davy,

Yes, I used a Singer 45Ksv100 corner stitcher for the 'box shaped bag' (Rifle Magazine). Although they are rare machines these days, we actually have three of them, one can be seen in one of the photos of our workshop, I posted the other day; there are some better, more detailed photos of it, and one of our others, on the Needlebar.org website. I have been wondering whether anybody else uses these machines? I have heard rumours of two, possibly three, other people in the UK using them, but I don't know who. I would really like to hear from anyone else that uses them.

Steve

[SteveBrambley]

There must be a lot of fancy computer assisted machinery coming out these days? Laser cutters and the like?

Don't worry, I'm only joking about the apprenticeship I would love to have a look at how you do things though, could I perhaps tag on to Rays visit? (If no one minds) I'm very much a beginner with leather work and so although there are lots of things I want to know I probably can't ask the right questions as yet ... I might learn more just watching and listening to other people talk,if that makes sense

Hi,

Yes there are, the 'Directron SC' series come to mind. These are computer controlled sewing machines that allow any unskilled person to produce even the heaviest of leathergoods, however, they reduce the worker to no more than a 'machine minder'.

I'm sure that you could tag onto Ray's visit, though I don't know when this will be.

Steve

[Davy]

Thanks Steve . i have 2 Pederson corner stitchers , 1 i have for spares and the is in operation although with wear over the years i have no stitch length adjustment left to make a longer stitch . can you post a link to the needlebar site , i wouldnt mind checking out that 45K . I used to have a 45K cylinder arm straight sewer , it couldnt possibly be anything like that , could it ? The pederson i use ise similar to a sole stitcher , bloody big giant lump of a thing . cheers , Dave .