[rollei_list] Re: Refurbished Rolleicord and re-stitching
- From: Emmanuel Bigler <Emmanuel.Bigler@xxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:59:57 +0200
From Richard Knoppow about restitching a leather case :
Restitching is not at all difficult. There are a couple of
approaches, one is the "double needle" method, which pretty much
duplicates machine stitching,
I have fabricated leather cases for lenses using the manual double
needle method. This method yields something which is actually different
from what a machine does. In French we call it "saddler's stitching"
(couture au point de sellier).
In principe the needles shoud not be sharp and you should pass both
needles at the same time through the pre-punched leather. So this is
technique, in principle, is perfect for restitching an existing case
with exitsting holes... provided that the leather is not rotted as
Richard says.
Doing so you get a much stronger stitch than with a machine. With a
machine, both threads pull on each other ; when one thread is damaged,
the whole stitch can go off very easily whereas the manual double-needle
point is much more wear-resistant, both threads are in fact independant.
I should try to make pictures of my home-made leather cases and post an
image somewhere.
--
Emmanuel from France
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