Ah some understanding, yes! :excited:
Picture this, trying to stitch this sandwich.... layered, canvas, calico, hi density batting, low density batting 6mm foam and double leather, and a meter long stitch and if it's more than 1mm out on the double stitch I can't use it lol.
To me it's not really about the craft, it's about pushing one's own limits of skill, and not just recovering from mistakes, learning the skill to not let them happen again because leather is seriously expensive. It's a challenge I cannot resist, I'm crazy in some ways, I just love doing stuff that I thought I couldn't.
I certainly unpicked my share, but with leather once that needle has gone through there's holes, that's it, chuck it. Fortunately I only had to redo one seat back with new leather.
The really funny bit is me "doos novice" goes on Gumtree and buys a used HIGH SPEED industrial machine, I didn't really take notice at the time "agh ja, how high speed can high be on a seeeewing machine"..... yeah right till I got it home and floored it to discover the damn thing can go half a meter a second.......... Bliksem this thing is cool dude, you must see this thing eat! Then I saw it has a 2Kw motor... this is a flippin sewing machine with a BIG engine, it's got a full on damn clutch, accelerator, reverse gear and a bloody oil sump and even nogal a complete oil pump with pipes, oil filter and everything. It's even got a snap change gearbox lever with a short shifter. I learned a lesson that when something industrial says "high speed", they are not kidding and it's not just marketing. When this thing breaks a needle it shoots it into the wall honestly, no lies.
This thing arrived on the back of a Ford bakkie with a bottle of synthetic Castrol, I should have realized then that something seriously untoward and nasty was up with my new "sewing machine".
My mother laughed at me when I told her it was too fast for me, then I showed her..... her mouth is still hanging open a week later.
I will never ever make fun of cars with small engines again by calling them sewing machines..... I have seen the dark side of sewing now, and it's actually very scary!
One day I will find the individual that can handle this thing at full speed and I'm going to give them a solid gold medal and a bottle of Bells. There is some wierd stuff happening in industry that we never see, or just take for granted.
My mechanical side now has to rig up a reduction gear to slow it right down.... the opposite of my car, how ironic lol
The steering wheel is my next challenge, something about steam and hand stitching only.
I would love to find a "professional" that would spend the time I did. The amount of injuries I sustained also was more than rebuilding the V8....Sharp knives, stitching my fingers to the bloody leather..no pun lol, and finishing off with hitting myself in the face yesterday...twice with the Hog Ring pliers.
