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ledobe said:
Ouch! you need a heavy duty thimble!
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Yeah, I thought about that after I jammed the needle under the side of my fingernail, lol!

chowlover2 said:
You did a great job, I can only imagine how your fingers felt! I've made teddy bears out of vintage furs, and stitching through leather is tough!
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Thanks chow! Even the the holes were already made, it was still hard going. I have to say, though, it's better than shoveling snow! Just hope my basement stays dry with all of this melting over the next few days. How are you making out in your neck of the woods?
 
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Beccabaglady said:
Yeah, I thought about that after I jammed the needle under the side of my fingernail, lol!



Thanks chow! Even the the holes were already made, it was still hard going. I have to say, though, it's better than shoveling snow! Just hope my basement stays dry with all of this melting over the next few days. How are you making out in your neck of the woods?
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It finally started to warm up today, and we actually had rain. I haven't seen grass in a month, so I am hoping this warm spell does the trick. Supposed to be warm the next 4 days, so fingers crossed it all melts.
 
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Speaking of d rings and such, I found pretty good prices at buckleguy.com. I've only placed one order, but service was good and the brass fittings and such that I ordered were identical to the coach brass hardware.
 
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Beccabaglady said:
Well gang, I am halfway thru the rehab on my duffle sack. The zipper has been sewn back in! I have to tell you, my fingertips are pretty sore! I tried to stay true to the original construction, so I sewed the zipper onto the body of the bag first, then went back and sewed the piping on. I used a lockstitch instead of a backstitch because I wanted it to look the same as the original. I tried to go through the original holes as well. I have to tell you, going thru 6 layers of leather (at the pocket edges - 1 layer of pocket, two layers from the pocket piping, the purse body, and the original piping) is very very hard on your fingers! Now she is due for a bath!







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Wow, I can't even imagine sewing that much. I have repaired things with like 6 to 10 stitches, but after an entire zipper, my hands would be bloody. Maybe I'll never get to replacing the zipper in my portfolio. Great job!
 
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EGBDF said:
Sorry about the multiple posts--I think my pictures are too large to put in one post.
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The green stuff is verdigris. You need to clean it completely off or it will come back. I don't normally remove turnlocks when I rehab but in this case I would, because I'm sure there is some verdigris underneath.

If the ring on the strap has an opening hidden under the sewn part, you might be able to work it off. Then just find a new one and slip it on. I just looked at my court and it looks like it's solid all the way through. If it were mine, I would just leave it. One thing you could do is remove the entire leather tab holding the ring in place, slip in a new ring, and then sew it back. That seems like a lot of work. Or maybe you could find a ring that has an opening for sliding it on and just cut the old one off.
 
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Beccabaglady said:
Well gang, I am halfway thru the rehab on my duffle sack. The zipper has been sewn back in! I have to tell you, my fingertips are pretty sore! I tried to stay true to the original construction, so I sewed the zipper onto the body of the bag first, then went back and sewed the piping on. I used a lockstitch instead of a backstitch because I wanted it to look the same as the original. I tried to go through the original holes as well. I have to tell you, going thru 6 layers of leather (at the pocket edges - 1 layer of pocket, two layers from the pocket piping, the purse body, and the original piping) is very very hard on your fingers! Now she is due for a bath!
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I've used small pliers to push and pull needles through leather and layered denim. It's fiddly and time consuming but can prevent injury.

You've done a great job. I'm sure it will be worth the pain. Can't wait to see her when
she's done.
 
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Beccabaglady said:
Well gang, I am halfway thru the rehab on my duffle sack. The zipper has been sewn back in! I have to tell you, my fingertips are pretty sore! I tried to stay true to the original construction, so I sewed the zipper onto the body of the bag first, then went back and sewed the piping on. I used a lockstitch instead of a backstitch because I wanted it to look the same as the original. I tried to go through the original holes as well. I have to tell you, going thru 6 layers of leather (at the pocket edges - 1 layer of pocket, two layers from the pocket piping, the purse body, and the original piping) is very very hard on your fingers! Now she is due for a bath!
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You go girl!!! Trying to match up all those holes...yikes...I recently had to fix the back pocket on a city bag...it was a PITA. Well done!
 
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whateve said:
Wow, I can't even imagine sewing that much. I have repaired things with like 6 to 10 stitches, but after an entire zipper, my hands would be bloody. Maybe I'll never get to replacing the zipper in my portfolio. Great job!
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Why thank you my dear! A thimble and pliers probably would have helped tremendously, but I was just bound and determined to tough it out for some weird reason. I have to say though, that I would definitely do it again, depending upon the purse. This one was in fantastic shape otherwise.
 
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JOODLZ said:
You go girl!!! Trying to match up all those holes...yikes...I recently had to fix the back pocket on a city bag...it was a PITA. Well done!
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Thanks Joodlz! I didn't want to add extra holes, because it would just make the leather weaker (like perforating a piece of paper), not to mention that it would have bugged me to no end to keep seeing them, ha ha!
 
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Two.time.bags said:
I've used small pliers to push and pull needles through leather and layered denim. It's fiddly and time consuming but can prevent injury.

You've done a great job. I'm sure it will be worth the pain. Can't wait to see her when
she's done.
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Thanks Two.time! I thought about the pliers, but I was determined to see it through for some odd reason. I'll post pics once she's had her beauty treatments. :smile1:
 
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