Members MonicaJacobson Posted April 9, 2016 Members Report Posted April 9, 2016 (edited) I haven't been on here much lately, because I've been occupied with buying a Singer 111w153 and refurbishing it. Okay, let's be real... I obtained the Singer because Ole South found it for me and made sure it was running, and then I watched my extremely helpful husband get it fixed up. I'm about to start ruining some leather and canvas with it as soon as I finish my current project. Most lately, I finished this camera harness, edge creased with my makeshift on-the-cheap creaser.* Horween Derby on the exterior, and croc-print from SLC on the inside, all hand-stitched. Chicago screws and most of the other hardware from BuckleGuy. Nautical clips from ebay. Before that, I finished up a black backpack made from Horween chromexcel horse hide. Practicing my minimalism, since I'm really bad at that. Before that, I made a small duffle protoype - the principle reason why I decided to get a machine. I want to make some of these, but they take so long to hand-stitch, and stitching the canvas by hand is harder than stitching leather. This one is marred principally by the zippers, which hardly work at all. :-P Also, an apron, pattern courtesy of Ole South again. *Maybe not the best solution for everyone, since it required threading the tips, but here are the links, for anyone who is interested: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Brass-Soldering-Iron-Tip-Edge-Marking-Creaser-tip-Leather-Edge-Decorate-DIY-Tool-/181724887923?var=&hash=item2a4fa5bb73:m:mrlRVXFxAGDiX0as75-SLPAAnd here's the handle:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005WAXLPY?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00 Criticism welcome, of course. Edited April 9, 2016 by MonicaJacobson Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members Roq Posted April 9, 2016 Members Report Posted April 9, 2016 24 minutes ago, MonicaJacobson said: Criticism welcome, of course. When are you going to start making usable items instead of show pieces? Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted April 9, 2016 Author Members Report Posted April 9, 2016 Thanks, but you should see my wallets. Also, the new stuff I'm going to make with a sewing machine will be utilitarian, at best. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Northmount Posted April 9, 2016 Report Posted April 9, 2016 Are the zippers just difficult to pull, or something else. If you rub some beeswax on the zipper, it will help make it much easier to pull the slider back and forth. As usual, very nice work. Tom Quote
Members bob21804 Posted April 9, 2016 Members Report Posted April 9, 2016 Beautiful stuff as always, Monica. And again, inspires me to keep trying to improve. Quote
Members MonicaJacobson Posted April 9, 2016 Author Members Report Posted April 9, 2016 Thanks, Tom and Bob. Tom, these zippers are weird - if they're used as the top of a gusset-less pouch with the tape below the level of the zipper they work just fine. Otherwise, they just don't work. I'll experiment with waxing them, thanks for the tip. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members dfrensdorff Posted April 9, 2016 Members Report Posted April 9, 2016 Beautiful work! Nice photography as well... Quote
Members billybopp Posted April 9, 2016 Members Report Posted April 9, 2016 As always, Monica ... Wow! Really nice!! Bill Quote
Members MY63 Posted April 10, 2016 Members Report Posted April 10, 2016 Your work is excellent as always I really like the camera harness and the duffle prototype. I am making a prototype with a zip so I share your pain Quote I have recently started my own blog to share more detail of my projects http://my63leather.wordpress.com
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