Then they probably went out of business because people would rather do it themselves.
More likely they went out of business because the things they were experts on are no longer produced in a repairable form. Stitching like we see on 70-80 year old camera cases is no longer produces. Shoes are glued rather than stitched. Most other modern leather goods are machine sewed in a way that makes them impossible to restitch by hand.
Why not? You mean, because at flat, overlapping seams the backsidde no longer is accessable (because of a lining)? But this problem would show up too at same seam if handstiched.Most other modern leather goods are machine sewed in a way that makes them impossible to restitch by hand.
Ditto. Great thread.Bookmarked.
Yep that sound about right. Im just repairing, not restoring.There is really almost nothing to learn. Clean out the old thread. Line up the pieces. Then pull new thread through the old holes. It is bordering on trivial.
The needled used for cuttlery are blunt ones. To be employed after one has stitched a hole with a "sword"-needle mounted in a grip. Of course our cuttlery work typically would be at repairs/restorations, thus no need for making holes as such.I sometimes use upholstery needles for bookbinding. there are blunt ones and pointy ones and some are curved.
Well done.View attachment 256463
A Zeiss Super Ikonta case I recently stitched up using regular needles and threads in a double sine wave (as shown on the previous page)
No points for neatness, but it'll do the job.
Removing the old thread was a bit of a pain.
Not sure you can match the box stitch and the needle looks too big. Certainly too big for the Rolleicord.do a search for "Speedy Stitcher" - inexpensive, you can do all kinds of stitches with multiple different threads material.
Original stitching is slightly lighter and thicker.Looks good!
Concerning the thread thickness, a thicker thread would have filled the holes better, but also would stand out higher on the leather surface and thus gets more easily rubbed through.
As material for the thread I would use Nylon, as the threads lie on the leather and typically at a case/bag are swinging at ones body and are thus under constant rubbing stress.
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