Es ist doch immer wieder erstaunlich, wie Dinge einfach nahtlos* funktionieren, wenn man einfach nur alles richtig macht.
In meinem Fall: nachdem ich den Unterfadengreifer drei mal auseinandergebaut, gereinigt, zusammengebaut, und in der Anleitung nach Fehlerquellen gesucht habe, ist mir aufgefallen, dass die Nadel falsch herum in der Nadelstange steckte, was ich natürlich bisher als Fehlerquelle ausgeschlossen hatte… 🙈
(oder vielmehr: mit Naht. Sehr guter Naht. Ohne Fadenschlaufen.)
First "real" project on my old Pfaff 30 treadle sewing machine 1: a tool roll for my recently engraved 2 Veritas plough plane blades. Thick canvas, lined with leather on the inside, sewn with a nice thick thread, and a snap button for the strap. I'm still thinking of waxing the canvas, but it's already useable.
The old machine works amazingly well under "normal" circumstances, but for this use case with the nice thick thread and the four layers of leather + 2 layers of canvas, I think I bit off more than I could chew. After a few tries with a normal jeans needle, I had to resort to a thick 130/#22 needle with an eye big enough for the thick thread. Sewing the pockets was a challenge, and I had to hand-crank the machine most of the way and take care not to lose stitches on the thick rolled hem.
I quite enjoyed the long stretches of sewing on the outside hem and the strap. Four layers of the thick canvas was not a problem at all. Your feet get into a rhythm and you can feel the machine working with you in sync 😊 It's like riding a bike!
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