How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

When sewing leather, it is convenient to use a manual sewing machine. It makes it easier to thread threads through previously cut holes, which speeds up the process compared to crocheting. This is a very simple tool that you can make with your own hands, and a homemade machine is in no way inferior to a purchased one.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

Materials:


  • collet;
  • sewing machine needle;
  • bobbin for thread;
  • a block or handle made of hardwood;
  • perforated plate or stainless steel sheet;
  • M6 screw with nut.

Assembling a sewing machine


To make a machine's mounting bracket, you need to cut a strip of at least 14 cm long and 1.5-2 cm wide from sheet steel, preferably stainless steel. You can simply buy a perforated plate and cut the part out of it. In this case, there will immediately be holes on it that will be required later.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

The plate needs to have 3 holes, so if it is simply cut from sheet steel, they will need to be drilled. The diameter of the central one must match the collet chuck so that it can be inserted and clamped into it.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

Before this, the part of the cartridge that fits onto the motor shaft should be cut off.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

Next, the plate is bent into a U-shaped bracket. It is important that the distance between its folded edges is no less than the width of the available thread bobbin.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

You also need to make a specialized needle. To do this, take a regular sewing machine needle and cut a groove at its base. The size of the resulting groove must exceed the diameter of the threads that will be used. In this regard, it is necessary to initially remake the thickest possible needle.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

A handle for the machine is turned from a wooden blank, the same shape as that used on files. It should be comfortable and smooth.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

The made bracket is attached to the handle. Then a collet chuck is inserted and clamped into its central hole. After this, a fastening screw from a bobbin with already wound threads is threaded through 2 side holes.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

The end of the thread is threaded through the cartridge from the side of the staple. Next, the needle is clamped in the collet so that the thread falls into the cut groove. As a result, she will be able to stretch freely. Then the end of the thread is passed through the eye of the needle. In this form, the tool is ready for use.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

To use it, you need to punch holes in the skin with a fork. After this, a needle is inserted into the first of them, and the end of the thread is pulled through with a margin for the length of the seam. Next, the needle is stitched into the next hole, the free end of the thread on the back is passed through the resulting loop and the action is repeated until the end of the seam.
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

Seam patterns:
How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

How to make a hand sewing machine for leather

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Comments (8)
  1. Alexander.
    #1 Alexander. Guests 22 January 2020 18:08
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    Clever - I'm glad that the craftsmen didn't disappear!
  2. Michael
    #2 Michael Guests January 27, 2020 01:30
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    I bought exactly the same one on AliExpress, even the straps on the handle and the color of the wooden handle are similar
  3. Vita
    #3 Vita Guests 6 February 2020 19:06
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    There has already been a comment about a similar product. If the plant in the Urals had been faster, this product would have been bought here a few years ago, and not on AliExpress. Which I have been using for a long time.
  4. Vita
    #4 Vita Guests February 7, 2020 07:09
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    Judging by the description of the sewing technology, the article does not qualify for a master class. First: the bobbin must be quickly removable; we can recommend a wing bolt. It's a good idea to have a spare bobbin of thread. Second: the thread can be inserted from any side, the main thing is to remember which side it comes out from. Third: you need to pull part of the thread from the bobbin. To form a tight seam, you need to pull the thread with your hands (that’s why it’s done by hand). Part of the thread needs to be pulled out from the outside; there should be enough left over until the seam is formed. The main thing is to remember which side the thread came out of the needle.At the end of sewing, pull the end inward and tie it with a knot with the one cut off from the pin. Do not forget to tighten the seam with your hands. You can sew anything: fabric, leather.
  5. Alexander
    #5 Alexander Guests March 28, 2020 00:51
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    I think a hook for sewing leather would be better, think about how you will look for a loop inside the shoe.
    1. Vita
      #6 Vita Guests 18 July 2020 18:12
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      The hook is not suitable for all materials, as it can grab the base of the material, making it easier to get stuck...
      1. Guest Yuri
        #7 Guest Yuri Guests 19 July 2020 23:18
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        There are hooks in which the slot is closed with a latch. When you pull out such a hook, nothing clings to anything.

        But when the seam has reached the toe, it can be very difficult to hook the thread, especially in pointed-toed shoes. Therefore, I once made myself a “machine” of a completely different design - from an IV needle and a large sewing (“carpet”) needle with a cut eye. The skin breaks through first, and then the second one is easily pushed inside it.
  6. ALEXEI
    #8 ALEXEI Guests 26 August 2023 18:55
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    I made a similar gadget, based on a bolt with a sawn head - for free passage of thread and two holes drilled in the end (for installing the needle) and on the side (for fixing the needle with a bolt) fused into a small piece of polypropylene pipe - a homemade bobbin (from cut-off caps from pet- bottles and a small section from the body of a ballpoint pen) was placed inside the pen tube - the pen was closed and twisted using a cut-off neck glued into the pen tube with a lid from a plastic bottle box = DISLIKED - the seam is too weak to tear, unlike the SADDLE or SAIL seam = no offense plz (the machine has a right to exist, BUT for a certain type of work)