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MI Vintage Sewing Machines: Sewing machine needle details
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines. Soon after I began making shoes I realized that I had to learn to sew leather. The next question then was what type of machine. As a result I have another hobby. Vintage sewing machines. March 12, 2013. Sewing machine needle details. I thought I would give a little insight on the Needle! It's so small but has the potential to effect the outcome of your work both positive and negative. The features that make the needle work. Thanks to this great section drawing. If the outer pa...
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines: Pfaff 360 (1960)
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines. Soon after I began making shoes I realized that I had to learn to sew leather. The next question then was what type of machine. As a result I have another hobby. Vintage sewing machines. February 5, 2013. I found the SN date on Ismacs. I found it so annoying to have the whole machine cleaned up except for the yellowed numbers. Since I use a flatbed machine when I need a flatbed I took the Rube Goldberg flatbed conversion parts off and stored them safely away. I found a Pfaff 3...
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MI Shoe Making Craft: Bespoke Handbag: Calf skin
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MI Shoe Making Craft. In 2006 I decided to shift my primary craft focus to the Art of Making Shoes. Shoes are hard to make. This is where I am so far. I like to call myself a "Self Directed Apprentice" I also make custom tools for Shoe and Boot Making. Monday, December 1, 2014. Bespoke Handbag: Calf skin. When my friend Marcia stopped me in the middle of the street and asked if would remake. Her favorite bag with a calf skin she recently found, I simply said Yes. The old one was in bad shape. Fashion and...
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines: Cowboy 8810 - Problem Fixes
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines. Soon after I began making shoes I realized that I had to learn to sew leather. The next question then was what type of machine. As a result I have another hobby. Vintage sewing machines. January 29, 2015. Cowboy 8810 - Problem Fixes. Two things that continued to be unpredictable. On the 8810 were the top thread fouling and the presser foot loosing pressure. Maybe these things never happen on your machine but on mine it happened just enough to get my attention. I feel like the ...
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines: Necchi BU Supernova (1956)
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines. Soon after I began making shoes I realized that I had to learn to sew leather. The next question then was what type of machine. As a result I have another hobby. Vintage sewing machines. October 2, 2013. Necchi BU Supernova (1956). Well I have heard about them and of course I have the greatest respect for the Nora. So when one came along I went for it. It came with all of the parts and pieces, manual and the unusual stitch selector ditty box. Motorsport racing was passing thro...
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MI Shoe Making Craft: October 2014
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MI Shoe Making Craft. In 2006 I decided to shift my primary craft focus to the Art of Making Shoes. Shoes are hard to make. This is where I am so far. I like to call myself a "Self Directed Apprentice" I also make custom tools for Shoe and Boot Making. Monday, October 27, 2014. Theatrical Shoe Making: Jill Shoot #2. For No.2 I decided to do the closed toe design. 1st I had to a make the last extension. So again the notch in the top is to get a square shot at drilling the 3/4" hole. Posted by Tom Carbone.
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MI Shoe Making Craft: June 2014
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MI Shoe Making Craft. In 2006 I decided to shift my primary craft focus to the Art of Making Shoes. Shoes are hard to make. This is where I am so far. I like to call myself a "Self Directed Apprentice" I also make custom tools for Shoe and Boot Making. Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Shoe Making: Men's Practise Derby V2. For V2 I made adjustments to the Darby curve, to the width of the facing gap, to the lining pattern, and several of the construction methods. A much better outcome. Posted by Tom Carbone.
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MI Shoe Making Craft: Shoe Making: Leather Skiving with Curved Blade
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MI Shoe Making Craft. In 2006 I decided to shift my primary craft focus to the Art of Making Shoes. Shoes are hard to make. This is where I am so far. I like to call myself a "Self Directed Apprentice" I also make custom tools for Shoe and Boot Making. Thursday, May 14, 2015. Shoe Making: Leather Skiving with Curved Blade. My go-to knife for skiving is this Swiss stainless steel curved blade that I converted from a Kitchen knife. They are of course only sharpened on one side and flat on the other. Feelin...
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MI Shoe Making Craft: July 2015
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MI Shoe Making Craft. In 2006 I decided to shift my primary craft focus to the Art of Making Shoes. Shoes are hard to make. This is where I am so far. I like to call myself a "Self Directed Apprentice" I also make custom tools for Shoe and Boot Making. Wednesday, July 1, 2015. Boot Making: BOG Version 1 (Last taping, Pattern development, Clicking, Closing, and Lasting). The Boots on the Ground ( BOG. With an excellent theme envisioned by Steve Schock. This last is a size 11 from J&V. The 1st iteration of...
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines: Singer 328K (1964)
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MI Vintage Sewing Machines. Soon after I began making shoes I realized that I had to learn to sew leather. The next question then was what type of machine. As a result I have another hobby. Vintage sewing machines. May 12, 2013. A good estate sale find, this 328K is very clean, no use since the last service and is virtually scratch and chip free. It still needed a good oiling and careful cleaning. The solid brass front plate really shines up nicely. All in all it now runs very well. For my automotive ref...