Sewing and stitching

sheepdoll · Dec 13, 2024

I finally got the yellow snoopy strap sewn back together. Probably would have made more sense to cut a new strap, but I really like the old leather. Glued in some reinforcement with barge cement. I did one of the sides months ago. Took a while to get around to the buckle side.

I also still need to clean the movement. Somewhere I have one of these snoopy watches with a black dial and a new home made strap. I seem to have misplaced it as I had it somewhere where I was going to show it off at the maker faire back in October. Amazing how quick the time files, we are already mostly through the Dickens fair.

Duracuir1 · Dec 13, 2024

Great work! I find hand stitching quite relaxing.

A few months ago I picked up a 19th century stitching horse.

Needed a bit of work but now it works as intended, and looks just right next to some Singer machines from the same time period.

A few pics of some of the jobs done on the old horse.

CalgaryJim · Dec 13, 2024

Duracuir1
Great work! I find hand stitching quite relaxing.

A few months ago I picked up a 19th century stitching horse.

Needed a bit of work but now it works as intended, and looks just right next to some Singer machines from the same time period.

Duracuir1
Great work! I find hand stitching quite relaxing.

A few months ago I picked up a 19th century stitching horse.

Needed a bit of work but now it works as intended, and looks just right next to some Singer machines from the same time period.

A few pics of some of the jobs done on the old horse.

Steve, I thought the boot on the farthest left was being used by you as a pen holder until I took a closer look.

Duracuir1 · Dec 13, 2024

CalgaryJim
Steve, I thought the boot on the farthest left was being used by you as a pen holder until I took a closer look.

Jim. Cowboy boots (not the nice ones from Alberta or from @TexOmega ) that the owner wanted shortened. In his 80s and this is what he wanted. What you see are clamps that were holding a glued piece of leather. The boots were done on one of the old Singer 29s pictured.

CalgaryJim · Dec 14, 2024

Duracuir1
Jim. Cowboy boots (not the nice ones from Alberta or from @TexOmega ) that the owner wanted shortened. In his 80s and this is what he wanted. What you see are clamps that were holding a glued piece of leather. The boots were done on one of the old Singer 29s pictured.

I never thought shortening cowboy boots was even possible Steve, great job! And the boot leather looks so revitalized.

sheepdoll · Feb 2, 2025

Finally after months of sitting on the table I got the first set of laser cut watch straps sewn.

The Quartz Connie looks like it will be a lot of fun. This is a 1354 made from 'parts.' I even found an acceptable Omega buckle. Decided to use some metallic silver embroidery thread for the stitching. Sort of makes it look lik a British 'pearley' outline, although without the buttons.

The ladies Geneve dynamic is also made from 'parts.' I wanted and original green strap for a different watch. This was the first strap I cut from some scraps of pipe organ leather. As these things are wont to do I wound up getting a bunch of scrap leather from a big box hobby store. This strap is a bit on the shorter side although I am finding it quite comfortable. I also got it a bit thin.

Now I am going to need to make a watch roll, as tossing these in the box seems not the best way to store them.

Sewing and stitching

sheepdoll

Duracuir1

CalgaryJim

Duracuir1

CalgaryJim

sheepdoll

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