Darren Null
09-20-2008, 8:02 AM
Sewing isn't my strong point, I'll readily admit, but my wife scalded her hand a bit so I was unable to use the usual husbandly tactic of looking pitiful until she gave up and did it (she's fine, by the way- they do an awesome burn spray here in Spain). Hence the dodgy needlework and the occasional bloody fingerprint.
Simple and relatively cheap, but a bit labour-intensive. I sewed the paper holder manually, and it turned into a bit of a dog's breakfast, in addition to leaving me with multiple injuries. So for the reinforcing bit on the closing tab I drilled a series of holes with a dremel; which was MUCH easier.
It's a prototype, so there's a couple of bits that need addressing:
1) The paper-holder needs to be at least 0.5cm deeper, and probably a little wider.
2) I need to sew the reinforcing tab from the other side next time. Doh! If only I could remember which side I started from this time...
3) I pulled the side-holding leather strip too tightly, hence the twisty look down one side.
The CDR file:
1) All the green bits were to burn sewing holes originally, but it just set light to the leather. You could leave them in for reference, or just use a marker line.
2) The green and red need to be swapped...on my machine, red burns before green, so the bits have dropped out before the marker dots get burned.
3) The little round bits are reinforcements for the tab-holder, but a) they're not really necessary and b) I lost them before I plucked up the courage to start sewing.
Simple and relatively cheap, but a bit labour-intensive. I sewed the paper holder manually, and it turned into a bit of a dog's breakfast, in addition to leaving me with multiple injuries. So for the reinforcing bit on the closing tab I drilled a series of holes with a dremel; which was MUCH easier.
It's a prototype, so there's a couple of bits that need addressing:
1) The paper-holder needs to be at least 0.5cm deeper, and probably a little wider.
2) I need to sew the reinforcing tab from the other side next time. Doh! If only I could remember which side I started from this time...
3) I pulled the side-holding leather strip too tightly, hence the twisty look down one side.
The CDR file:
1) All the green bits were to burn sewing holes originally, but it just set light to the leather. You could leave them in for reference, or just use a marker line.
2) The green and red need to be swapped...on my machine, red burns before green, so the bits have dropped out before the marker dots get burned.
3) The little round bits are reinforcements for the tab-holder, but a) they're not really necessary and b) I lost them before I plucked up the courage to start sewing.