Well it got to the point where it was too cold to work on the car, now that it's starting to warm up a little bit I'm back out there. Today I cleaned the garage until my ears got numb, then came in to start a new project!
Custom Upholstery!
The plan is to go from cloth light/dark blue to a vinyl light/dark blue w/white piping, I'm having the crests from the 55's custom embroidered at a pro shop to sew into the backrests, the original seats were plain and flat, I decided to "dress them up a little" by pleating them giving a "ribbed" look.
Over the weekend I got a new "tool" to work on my new seats.
1945 Singer 15-91 with ALL-STEEL gears & Internals!
This thing will stitch through 3/8" of tool leather! Jenn's new plastic Singer sewing machine although good and expensive will barely go through 2 layers of cheap vinyl.
The cool thing is it folds up into this tidy little package! The machine is shiny and looks almost new with the exception of the usual small scratches of 67 years of use, the table has been completely restored. Both for only $120 what a steal!
I practiced some straight stitches, longer shorter and lock stitches... (Keep in mind this was my first attempt at using a sewing machine)
Then I did a "welt" "cording" or "piping" test as my seats will have piped trim...
not having any luck with pleating as of yet but I think it's because I got the wrong kind of foam backing...
I called the nice people @ midwestfabrics.com today and they were nice enough to mail me out some samples of the colors I want to buy.
http://www.midwestfabrics.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=61
http://www.midwestfabrics.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=61
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