Tip of the Week
The Importance of Needle Points and Number of “SPI”
Using the correct needle point and Stitches per Inch (SPI) can make the difference between a good strong seam and on the “tears along the dotted line”.
Needles come with several point designs, three of which are shown below:
All three have specific uses, but for stitching fabric, fabric backed materials, “side” (or “garment tanned”) leather or [...]
ShoeTemps Tip of the Week – Pattern Splitting
So you have a Moccasin Stitch in a one piece vamp. How do you reduce the leather to allow for a well defined mocc?
Try a process known as Pattern Skiving, or sometimes called Pattern Splitting.
It’s really quite simple, in that you make a template (quite often from obsolete insole material). This template is placed on [...]
Shoemaking Tip of the Week – Skiving/Skarf
Question : Do you know what a scarf is ?
Answer : Sure, it’s something your Mom wore around her neck when she got dressed up to go out.
O.K., but in Shoemaking terms, it also means the type of cut a Skiving Machine makes.
A Skiving Machine can be set up to make two basic Skarf’s, [...]