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Thank you, actually the stitching by hand takes a long time, but if i had to put it into hours, I would say 3-4 of actual labor there is time needed to let dies and stains to flash(dry) worst part of it is I made this for my son for his work as an exterminator and his dog chewed it off his belt, i told him didnt we always tell you not to leave your clothes on the floor lol!That's very good workmanship! Does something like this take a long time to make?
That's very impressive!Thank you, actually the stitching by hand takes a long time, but if i had to put it into hours, I would say 3-4 of actual labor there is time needed to let dies and stains to flash(dry) worst part of it is I made this for my son for his work as an exterminator and his dog chewed it off his belt, i told him didnt we always tell you not to leave your clothes on the floor lol!
Nice job brother!
Thank you.Nice job brother!
That is one thing I don't have, a heat embosser. would love to do gold leaf on some things. I hand stitch everything, but in that case I can use a sewing machine, the leather is thin enough, but everything I make is between 7-9 ounce so it is thick. In the future I will get a machine, but for now I am good to go. I also do Pyrography, I have a colwood Regulator with a few different burners, and tips. it looks good on leather.Thank you.
Took a bit to make. My wife loves it. Especially because her name looks like a brand name. LOL it was because I messed up the gold embossing of her name the first time.
Tandy leather here let's me borrow their tools for free. Especially if the store isn't busy.That is one thing I don't have, a heat embosser. would love to do gold leaf on some things. I hand stitch everything, but in that case I can use a sewing machine, the leather is thin enough, but everything I make is between 7-9 ounce so it is thick. In the future I will get a machine, but for now I am good to go. I also do Pyrography, I have a colwood Regulator with a few different burners, and tips. it looks good on leather.
So is that Tandy’s heat embossed they came out with last year? I am going to buy their new sewing machine just hard to swallow 1300.00 price tag but it is cheaper than other professional machines.Tandy leather here let's me borrow their tools for free. Especially if the store isn't busy.
But I always hand stitch everything.
The problem I seen with it was that it's great if you can get everything ready to sew a long straight stitch...but it goes fast and will sew through 4-5 layers of the heaviest leather. Small projects like that flashlight holder are done in a minute...but the seams on the red zippered pouch I made couldn't be done...the machine can't get into the corners the way hand stitching can.So is that Tandy’s heat embossed they came out with last year? I am going to buy their new sewing machine just hard to swallow 1300.00 price tag but it is cheaper than other professional machines.
You are correct! Personally if I make something the piece hand stitched makes it unique. I don’t want to do quantity just quality. Once I stamp my name on it I want people to believe the received something that the can hand down, heirlooms if you will, plus I pray over everything so it comes with a surpriseThe problem I seen with it was that it's great if you can get everything ready to sew a long straight stitch...but it goes fast and will sew through 4-5 layers of the heaviest leather. Small projects like that flashlight holder are done in a minute...but the seams on the red zippered pouch I made couldn't be done...the machine can't get into the corners the way hand stitching can.
But maybe since zippers are sewn into a flat piece before being added... dunno it would take some time to play with it to find out.
I still love the hand stitching...it's so durable. Even if a stitch gets broken the item stays together. Machine stitching? You break a stitch and the whole thing can come out.