How much is the price for repair sewing leather per Stitch Per Inch (SPI)?

[RusticLeatherShop]

14 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

Now if they had some shoddily sewn nylon edge piping that was used to hide inept edge work, that's a whole different story, at least $85.

I am allways 100% honest.

I could have told you underneath the binding it's sanded and burnished first class and edge painted. Then binded. You would have "swallowed" happily that lie and bought the item for 35$. People wanna have told what they wanna hear.

The items are not sewn shoddy together but that's a very strong precise sewing underneath the binding. The binding makes the thing only more looking professionally by covering "whats under the hood". Those items will last you a half lifetime. Considered: first will fail the nylon binding; but no sooner than after a few decades with moderate use. You can send the items to me again for rebinding for free. No problem with that.

See, telling people the truth is not very good business practice novadays!

[Wizcrafts]

Rustic;

I once was friends with a harness shop owner who made top end harnesses for race horses. Sometimes his customers, or other makers' customers would ship items to him for repairs or resewing. Some of his machines were equipped with stitch counters. He would note the count at the beginning and end of a repair job and charge by the stitch, not the length. Perhaps you can calculate the value of one stitch of each thickness of thread you have in stock and mark it up to what both you and your customers can live with.

As for counting the stitches, you can either count out loud as you sew, or count the holes your needle made, minus one at the beginning and end (there are two holes per stitch). Plus, the thickness sewn would enter into it.

 

[battlemunky]

56 minutes ago, RusticLeatherShop said:

That's a honest reply. 

First try first success! I guess that's called a "natural talent".

No, no it's not honest. It is the least honest thing I've ever said on this forum, saying I'd buy anything from you in it's current state of....whatever you consider sellable goods.

Also, I wouldn't say being able to set up and use a sewing machine and using it well enough to make a high quality item are the same thing.

Again, I think you are punking us all. I've been on this forum for almost 3 years now and until you came along I haven't felt any hostility or ill will coming from anyone else. Now, anytime I see your name in a thread or a reply I know there will be something negative or some low key passive-aggressive, and even racist now, spew. I hope you will get your ego in check and try to actually contribute one of these days.

[NVLeatherWorx]

14 minutes ago, battlemunky said:

No, no it's not honest. It is the least honest thing I've ever said on this forum, saying I'd buy anything from you in it's current state of....whatever you consider sellable goods.

Also, I wouldn't say being able to set up and use a sewing machine and using it well enough to make a high quality item are the same thing.

Again, I think you are punking us all. I've been on this forum for almost 3 years now and until you came along I haven't felt any hostility or ill will coming from anyone else. Now, anytime I see your name in a thread or a reply I know there will be something negative or some low key passive-aggressive, and even racist now, spew. I hope you will get your ego in check and try to actually contribute one of these days.

Amen brother! Let us shout it from the rooftops!!!