wlg190861 Report post Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) This may be a stupid question but I don't know. I started making tote bags an, the problem I am having is sewing the liner. I have a CB4500 an the thread I am using seems to be to thick. Do you all use a home sewing machine or can I accomplish sewing the liner with my machine ? Another question is, Do you all sew an drop in your liners or, do you adhere your liner to the panels before sewing the tote. Any an all help is really appreciated. I use Duck Canvas an or cotton for the liners THANKS Dan Edited February 2, 2017 by wlg190861 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted February 2, 2017 For most of the totes we make they have drop in liners and I doubt you would have any luck using a Cb4500 to sew the lining at those thicknesses. I would say you would be better to go with the liners attached to give more substance to sew with. If you don't want to do edge coating having structured bags will be quite difficult to accomplish.I would put a 335 on my shopping list. Check my website for totes as they are done with a small cylinder arm machine mostly. Having just bought a CB 441 I hope to do some new totes using it sometime soon with different construction methods. Regards Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlg190861 Report post Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) On 2/2/2017 at 4:14 PM, RockyAussie said: For most of the totes we make they have drop in liners and I doubt you would have any luck using a Cb4500 to sew the lining at those thicknesses. I would say you would be better to go with the liners attached to give more substance to sew with. If you don't want to do edge coating having structured bags will be quite difficult to accomplish.I would put a 335 on my shopping list. Check my website for totes as they are done with a small cylinder arm machine mostly. Having just bought a CB 441 I hope to do some new totes using it sometime soon with different construction methods. Regards Brian Looked at your site. You do great work. What is the handle length, drop on your totes ? Edited February 8, 2017 by wlg190861 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyAussie Report post Posted February 9, 2017 Not so easy to answer as there are a lot of different sizes we make . The larger bags because they are so large have to allow for a shorter person to not be dragging along the ground if holding in the hand but not so short to be uncomfortable if put over the shoulder. A starting point would be from the top of the bag to top of strap at shoulder would be about 10 to 11 inches. Often we make some adjustable to allow for different customers requirements. Regards Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
