Diana Arabella Report post Posted April 29, 2016 Hello everyone, Recently I asked a question and you were very helpful, thank you I have been working forwards and now, again, I need your advise. I want to put a leather trim around the top of the bag, such as in the picture. One thing I am struggling with is the applying the trim. I know it will take practise, but as we all know, we only get one shot when working with leather. So I wondered maybe somebody have few tips to share on how to apply it. P.S. I want to sew it with sewing machine, not hand stitched. Many thanks, Diana Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TwinOaks Report post Posted April 30, 2016 (edited) With a machine I'd think the easiest and most consistent way to do it would be with a binding attachment. They mount to the machine and fold/guide the 'ribbon' of leather into place for the machine to stitch. I'm not sure where to direct you for the leather 'ribbon' - it will need to be a uniform thickness to work in a binder attachment. You may have to go with a manufactured leather product unless you intend to cut your own straps and split them (or outsource the work). On a small sized purse, I think you'd need easily 60" (30/side) for just the body. That could be one continuous strip, or a pair of belt blanks split down. Larger purses = more leather. Perhaps the biggest hurdle will be cost. You're looking to use only the thinnest part of the most popular section of leather - just the grain side. Not making any machine recommendations, but here's the first vid I could find to show a binder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8GFjQfc-n0 Edited April 30, 2016 by TwinOaks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Diana Arabella Report post Posted May 2, 2016 Thank you TwinOaks for a great tip. One more time I understand how much there actually is to know about sewing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
