Sewing Class

[TheGoalNet]

If anyone lives in LA and wants to learn about cutting materials and sewing... check out this class?

As no one offers make you own gear classes, this might be the closest you can get 

 

 

[IPv6Freely]

If they were making something cool I’d be all over this. There was a video series on YouTube I saw a while back where the guy made leather shoes by hand step by step. Incredible.

[bunnyman666]

I know what you mean about something cool, but you gotta start somewhere.

Two floating foot sewing machines I have missed out on. Arrrrrrgh!!!!!

[Fullright]

An excellent source for learning how to sew stuff is Tandyleather. Bunch of free videos.

[IPv6Freely]

To go along with this, what kind of machine/needles/thread should I be using if I wanted to start doing fun stuff with jenpro?

[Fullright]

Easy peasey...Jenpro is not as hard to work with as the grains of leather I use on my stuff (it is made leather so I cant use jenrpo). You want sewing yawl, a spool of wax thread, and a few long straight needles (about 2.5 inches long) and a few curved needles. Also get a thin punch to punch out the holes for the stitches if you're dealing with a curved or odd angle. All together you should get away with everything for less than $40. I get all my stuff from Tandy but you can also hit up a Michael's Arts and Crafts. Tandy has a wider selection and more "industrial" products. If you want, I'll try and get a few pics illustrating the stuff. It is not nearly as hard to do as you might think. One tip: don't glue any repairs. Leads to more problems than it solves.

An alternative to Tandy (best option in my eyes) or Michael's (in a pinch) is any saddlery store. They usually are pretty well stocked but be advised that those places charge top dollar because anyone who is in horsing is used to spending top dollar (I know...my daughter rides ).

[IPv6Freely]

4 hours ago, Fullright said:

Easy peasey...Jenpro is not as hard to work with as the grains of leather I use on my stuff (it is made leather so I cant use jenrpo). You want sewing yawl, a spool of wax thread, and a few long straight needles (about 2.5 inches long) and a few curved needles. Also get a thin punch to punch out the holes for the stitches if you're dealing with a curved or odd angle. All together you should get away with everything for less than $40. I get all my stuff from Tandy but you can also hit up a Michael's Arts and Crafts. Tandy has a wider selection and more "industrial" products. If you want, I'll try and get a few pics illustrating the stuff. It is not nearly as hard to do as you might think. One tip: don't glue any repairs. Leads to more problems than it solves.

An alternative to Tandy (best option in my eyes) or Michael's (in a pinch) is any saddlery store. They usually are pretty well stocked but be advised that those places charge top dollar because anyone who is in horsing is used to spending top dollar (I know...my daughter rides ).

It sounds like you're describing stuff to stitch by hand. I already have an awl for repairs. I'm talking about actual sewing using a machine. 

[bunnyman666]

7 hours ago, IPv6Freely said:

It sounds like you're describing stuff to stitch by hand. I already have an awl for repairs. I'm talking about actual sewing using a machine. 

Floating foot sewing machine for upholsterers.