Playing with my Singer

[greensurfingbear]

Definitely faster than hand sewing

Made this Sami style coffee pouch a lot faster than the last one I made by hand.

Orric

 

[Goatboy]

Neat work there, you been using it long?

 

[Robbi]

i've been doing a lot of hand stitching today through 6mm leather and my hands / fingers are busted !

i wonder if a machine like yours would handle 6mm ?

 

[greensurfingbear]

Neat work there, you been using it long?

Only the second thing I've made on it lol


Orric

 

[greensurfingbear]

i've been doing a lot of hand stitching today through 6mm leather and my hands / fingers are busted !

i wonder if a machine like yours would handle 6mm ?

6mm might be a little to thick. Bought the singer to work the thin leather as its a pain to hand stitch


Orric

 

[Mesquite]

Nice work Orric

 

[Chiseller]

Tiptop :thumbup:

Run Silent-Run Deep now Free

 

[HHazeldean]

Very nice that, nice neat lines, great work

 

[bojit]

If that's just the second thing you have made we can expect some cracking creations to come .
good work mate , I think I will have a play with my 201k later on today as I've got a couple of project s to start.

Craig. ........

 

[mark stotesbury]

Just got given a singer same as yours , stupid question but do you have a reverse stitch lever on it or do you just swivel the work piece round , if you get mt meaning ??

 

[greensurfingbear]

If that's just the second thing you have made we can expect some cracking creations to come .
good work mate , I think I will have a play with my 201k later on today as I've got a couple of project s to start.

Craig. ........

Cheers bodjit. Pics once you break out the 201k mind.


Orric

 

[greensurfingbear]

Just got given a singer same as yours , stupid question but do you have a reverse stitch lever on it or do you just swivel the work piece round , if you get mt meaning ??

I've been swivelling the work around at the moment. Ok for small projects but wondering if there is a reverse stitch switch as i want to make bigger things. i don't have a manual so learning as I go.


Orric

 

[Mesquite]

I've been swivelling the work around at the moment. Ok for small projects but wondering if there is a reverse stitch switch as i want to make bigger things. i don't have a manual so learning as I go.

Here you go Orric

99k manual

 

[bojit]

Cheers bodjit. Pics once you break out the 201k mind.


Orric

Just made a couple of blade covers for my crook knives and a simple glasses case for my wife . (1.5mm leather)
I have taken a couple of pics but don't know how to upload them from my phone. (Yet)

Don't you just turn the handle the other way to go in reverse ?

Craig. .....

 

[bojit]

i've been doing a lot of hand stitching today through 6mm leather and my hands / fingers are busted !

i wonder if a machine like yours would handle 6mm ?

I just tried sewing a bit of 6mm leather ,
the machine was a bit reluctant at first but once it got going it was ok .
then again you couldn't sew two pieces of 6mm together that would be asking a bit much of the machine .

Craig. .......

 

[grey-array]

Superb job on that one, love the look of it.
Will you be using a liner or just keep it safe and dry?
Yours sincerely Ruud

 

[greensurfingbear]

Don't you just turn the handle the other way to go in reverse ?

Craig. .....

Tried that and the stitching started to come undone and the thread got all tangled.




Orric

 

[Mesquite]

Tried that and the stitching started to come undone and the thread got all tangled.

Taken from the manual...

To Regulate Length of Stitch

The machine is adjustable to make
from 6 to 30 stitches per inch, as
indicated by the numerals on the stitch
indicator plate.
The "red dot" indicator U, Fig. 24, in the
slot at the left indicates the stitch
setting. To regulate the length of stitch,
turn thumb nut V, Fig. 24, on lever
away from the stitch indicator plate as
far as necessary. Move the lever at V
until the "red dot" indicator U is at the
desired stitch setting. Then turn thumb
nut V inward until it touches indicator
plate. The machine is not set to stitch
the desired number of stitches per inch
in a forward direction.

To Reverse the Direction of Feed

For Back Tacking, raise the lever to the
upper end of the indicator plate. The
machine will then stitch in a reverse
direction, making it easy to fasten the
ends of seams.