tontotex Report post Posted April 8, 2015 B Which sewing machine should i look at to be able to at least duplicate the top stitching on a D & B hand bag also can someone tell me the approx needle and thread size. thanks for your help allen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted April 9, 2015 I do believe you can duplicate that sewing with a "441 clone" machine. (e.g. Cowboy, Cobra, Techsew, etc), or an Adler 205-370 (recently deprecated) They have cylinder arms that can sew inside bags and can run thread sizes ranging from #92, through 415. Most can clear the entire handle and even sew right through it. The bag in your photo appears to be sewn with #138 bonded thread, which is a middle weight thread that home and most tailoring machines cannot handle at all. The holes suggest that they may have used a #23 leather point needle. If the handle was sewn all the way through, it would call for either #207 or #277 thread. It could also be sewn on a Campbell Lockstitch machine (needle and awl harness stitcher), using 4 or 5 cord Irish linen thread run through liquid wax. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tontotex Report post Posted April 9, 2015 Thanks for the input Wiz. I just sent you a pm thanks ac Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
