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Old 10-25-2015, 11:51 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by Irace86 View Post
Awesome work. I have done a lot of work myself out of necessity and fun. Sometimes I surprise myself with what I can accomplish. I haven't tackled upholstery yet, but this gives me some motivation.

The only stuff I have done has been by hand. I don't own a sowing machine, nor would I know how to use it if I borrowed someones, but like you said, there are tutorials.
Hell yeah!

When I first asked people about sewing.. they said "just take it to an upholsterer and let them do it".. I really had no clue, I'd never used a machine before.

Then every forum said I needed a vintage industrial Singer.. some $1000 or so. Since I'm not using real leather.. I was determined I could make my parts with a $100 machine.

The first few days were full of jamming, short stitches, tangled thread. But after about a week, I was finishing almost flawless parts.
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