Leather repair project (Friend's Leather Brief Case Bag) UPDATING #4 in progress
This repair project for update #4 have two portion:-
1) Repainting foot button
2) Different way or technique to perform stitching bag for repair.
1) First cut thick paper template with hole to fit the bottom foot button. So that it easier to remove rust and apply a layer of paint.
Pre repair, with all bottom button rusty.
Close up view of the rusty bottom button
Another close up view on bottom of bag
Update on 25th Oct 2019.
Use a paper cut off template to allow the button head expose and the surrounding is protect by the template when do wire brush cleaning and painting work
Close up view of the wire brush to remove rust spot follow by cleaning before apply paint to button head
Compare those button head being painted against those not painted.
Tools (wire brush, cleaning cloth) and paint material, cotton bud .
2) Have to use different technique for perform stitching on repair of bag with flap that is movable and heavy.
This is one way to do stitching with bag laying side and the flap hanging upward.
This is one way to gain access from the inside to outside for the needle and thread.
Step#1 insert needle #1 half way from outside, then proceed to next step.
* note:- if have difficulty it will need a scratch awl or special punch hole awl.
Step#2 use the other needle #2 and locate the #1 needle pointed part as reference hole. Use needle #2 and locate point and insert at reference hole.
Tips :- The reason why this was done was for needle #2 to exit from inside to outside to make it easier to do saddle stitching.
This needle #2 pointed part can be clearly seen.
Do take note there are short white thread which is to temporary hold the two leather together before start stitching.
It is also to assist to punch hole with scratch Awl as it minimize two layer of leather from movement.
Step #3, The needle #1 now cross the needle #2 for part of saddle stitching to take place
Step # 4, insert needle #1 into the place where needle #2 existed.
Some situation it might be easier to have needle start from inside or outside depend on your preference.
Step #5, once needle #1 pointed part exit from inside layer next loop thread (note the direction of loop is important to be consistent flow).
Proceed to pull thread for needle #1(inside layer) and needle #2 (outside layer).
This complete one saddle stitch task and repeat for the rest.
Note and tips:- there are situation to have the bag laying at it side or standing upright position whichever suit you.
To minimize the flap from obstructing access I have use a raffia string or any strong string to lift open flap so as to gain access to inside of bag.
However this is just a tips/suggestion, it depend what type of bag you are doing. However for this case the lawyer bag is vintage and old it need additional care to handle this repair job.
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It important before glue get the estimate location marking to make life better for alignment. As you know leather is like cloth it soft and flexible and stretchable. This pose some challenge in attaching the two different piece together
One technique is to carefully line up and careful o do it slowly and steady..
