Nandy
06-29-2015, 10:57 PM
Finally got an industrial sewing machine as I wanted. It is not exactly what I wished for but it will do and the price was super right. I went off and started with a leather project. Been wanting to do leather stuff for a while but the machines I had before would have never do the job.
I got a few remnants of what seems to be 3 oz leather from Hobby Lobby, I only have the needle that came with the machine when it was sold (don’t look too great) and to my surprise the Bobbins from my Riccar 555 works fine in this machine (I ordered some Friday). I used 138 dababond bonded. I just wanted to do something to keep me awake as I had to stay up all night due to work. I had to be online and available in front of my pc from midnight until 8am.
Wife has been bugging me to make her a bag for her tablet for a while now. I had no patterns and just eyeballed the bag. Cut the parts, glue them with contact cement, let them dry for 30 min or so then take them to the machine. I had a couple of instances that he purse sorta slipped out of alignment. Also, I ran out of thread on the shoulder strap (man, that 138 really goes quick) but was able to get it all lined up and stitch over the last few stitches so it is not too bad.
At the end I was surprised it came out decent for an on the fly project, with no real planning and it being my first try. Here are some photos, the wife already emptied her other bag and took possession of this bag. I will do some more finishing on it once I can pry it off her hands..
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_153209.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_153035.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_153005.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152949.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152929.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152851.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152841.jpg
Total investment, $10.00.
I got a few remnants of what seems to be 3 oz leather from Hobby Lobby, I only have the needle that came with the machine when it was sold (don’t look too great) and to my surprise the Bobbins from my Riccar 555 works fine in this machine (I ordered some Friday). I used 138 dababond bonded. I just wanted to do something to keep me awake as I had to stay up all night due to work. I had to be online and available in front of my pc from midnight until 8am.
Wife has been bugging me to make her a bag for her tablet for a while now. I had no patterns and just eyeballed the bag. Cut the parts, glue them with contact cement, let them dry for 30 min or so then take them to the machine. I had a couple of instances that he purse sorta slipped out of alignment. Also, I ran out of thread on the shoulder strap (man, that 138 really goes quick) but was able to get it all lined up and stitch over the last few stitches so it is not too bad.
At the end I was surprised it came out decent for an on the fly project, with no real planning and it being my first try. Here are some photos, the wife already emptied her other bag and took possession of this bag. I will do some more finishing on it once I can pry it off her hands..
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_153209.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_153035.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_153005.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152949.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152929.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152851.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn215/nandy_temp/20150628_152841.jpg
Total investment, $10.00.