New from France

[Catharina]

Hello All,

I am Catharina from France, and looking forward to be part of the leatherworkers. I recently bought a Pfaff545 H3 machine (actually, it was a 546, the needlebar got replaced by a single needle one and one bobbin holder taken out. it still has the double tension system for a two needle machine), it got refurbished and is working absolutely fine. I am slowly getting used to it, as I find it a very impressive machine, it goes very fast, compared with my domestic machines. And is incredibly strong (I will have to watch my fingers!) I have a few scraps of leather to try on for the moment, with different needles. And I am waiting for thread to arrive in different colors.  I am looking forward to make some handbags, wallets and other stuff, and most of all, I would like to make saddlepads, out of felt and leather, and out of felt and a top layer that will be embroidered for shows etc. These last pads will need to be finished with webbing... and as they will be quite thick, it will need to be 2" webbing. And I am going to need a binder attachment for that. But the binder attachments I have found on internet, will only accept less than 7 mm, or about 1/4"........ is there a heavy duty binder out there somewhere? Please let me know if you of one!

[Northmount]

@Catharina  Welcome aboard!  You will find lots of help, ideas, and information here.  I think you will find the leather sewing machine forum interesting.  https://leatherworker.net/forum/forum/50-leather-sewing-machines/

 

[Tequila]

From one newbie to another welcome. 

[Catharina]

Hello Tequila and Northmount, thanks for the welcome! There is so much information out here, will be busy for quite some time, studying!

[Scoutmom103]

Welcome Catharina.    

[kgg]

On 2/10/2022 at 12:33 PM, Catharina said:

But the binder attachments I have found on internet, will only accept less than 7 mm, or about 1/4"........ is there a heavy duty binder out there somewhere?

Welcome to the forum. There are a couple of options. If you a using a single fold binder you maybe able to pry it open slight to get some extra thickness of material through the binder, have a custom binder made which is going to be expensive or adapt a cover stitch binder to work on your machine sort of like what this person done ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF04w4xKpOI ). You did say the width of webbing but not the thickness of the webbing or the thickness of the material you will be edging or you what it to be a single or double fold binder.

kgg

 

 

[chuck123wapati]

welcome from Wyoming.

[tsunkasapa]

Welcome from the PNW.

[Hags]

Another welcome from the upper left coast!

Google Sequim Washington and you'll see what I mean.

[Handstitched]

@Catharina Welcome from Western Australia .

I have a Seiko STW-28B,  was also a twin needle, but I only use it as a single needle machine.  I use it for horse rugs, webbing, canvas, wallets, kangaroo hide leather goods.  Your machine should be quite a strong machine . (  I also have  a Pfaff 60)  

Have a look on the ' Sewing Machines ' thread, heaps of good info on there.

HS