Which faux leather(s) is/are as durable as leather and won't fray?
If you look at the points where faux leather is sewed on at the stitching points, example is cheap boxing gloves, you'll notice there's a plastic-y surface that peels off right away.
One company, Winning-Japan, uses a faux leather that they call on their Winning-USA site "artificial leather".
They are a premium brand charging several times more than the cheap brands even when the cheaper brands are using real leather.
I asked them about why they use artificial leather instead of real leather they told me that the artificial leather they use is more durable than real leather and that real leather scraps are part of the stuffing of their heavy bags.
When I asked what material their artificial leather was, the language barrier kicked in and couldn't get an answer. Maybe it's proprietary.
Does anyone know what kind of coriaceous material this could be where it's as supple as real leather but also as strong?
I'm really not well versed into leather's and faux leather's, but I think regular vinyl and faux leather vinyl are different. In the end, it'll never hold up to real leather.
"PU synthetic leather is the closest imitation of genuine leather so far. It looks much more like a real leather product because if it bends, it wrinkles like genuine leather, which vinyl doesn’t."
"Due to their coatings, polyurethane leathers will ultimately crack and peel"
Based on that, neither vinyl nor polyurethane would suffice.
So the search continues for the "artificial leather" that Winning uses that's both as pliable and durable as real leather...
while both pics look like vinyl to me but that certainly does not mean there all made the same, thickness and coatings could greatly impact how well they hold up over time and how well they can withstand, abrasion and other elements like uv and weather, point is your kind of trying to put them into the same category and you can't really do that due to the quality differences.
I talked with Sailrite on the phone and the rep was very patient with me, the result, for now is I ordered a number of samples that we think are what I need, for me to touch and feel for myself. Once I find the right one I'll post what it is.
I noticed they had some leather sewing machines that I assume would work with the vinyl they're selling, do those work like regular sewing machines or is that a specialized skillset to learn how to use one of those? https://www.sailrite.com/Sewing-Mach...Sewing-Machine
It's similar to my industrial walking foot, with a few differences, but otherwise, it works like a regular sewing machine. You don't need any special skill to use it. The servo motor is great as it lets you go from slow to fast, like driving a car.
I ordered several samples from Sailrite,
none of them feel like the artificial leather that the Winning company uses but I think they could possibly work,
I noticed that the back of all of the sailrite samples have a cloth backing whereas the artificial leather that Winning uses has a grainy suede like backing, you can tell by looking imside the loops on the top of the head gear.
basically the Winning artificial leather feels like a softer form of real leather
This post is directed mainly to Shadielady and her expertise in sewing and related items.:jelly:
First, a bit of a prolog. I’m not a seamstress! All things related to clothing, cloth and sewing (either by hand or machine) is just short of magic to my mind. My mantra is, “If I can do it, then anybody can. But if I can’t do it then it’s magic.” That goes for almost everything that I work on.:Contractors:
My wife was an expert seamstress and sewing repair person. She made suits and jackets for the whole family while still keeping house for a family of 6 including the dog in that number.
She now has a touch of dementia (mainly from the cancer treatment chemicals) and can’t remember how the machine works. With a bit of practice she thinks she can do it again, but that’s not going to happen.
We have three sewing machines. :Sew:
One old antique, foot peddle operated, one cabinet motor powered and one portable unit. I think their all Singers. All I want to do is quick and dirty simple repairs of minor holes or patches in various items. Looks don’t matter.
My questions…So what is the difference and when do I use a straight stitch vs. a zigzag?
I would like to repair a bed sheet that has a 3” gold decorative edge sewn to the sheet itself. That has now ripped off. An attempt using the portable has been a mess. At best the sheet is being dragged and jammed into the cavity where the bobbin sits. Or the thread all tangles and becomes one big ball sewn to the underside of sheet. A real pain to remove. Is it the material that is at fault or how the machine is set up? I know it’s a broad question and without being here may not be answerable. But any suggestions will be helpful.
Both the sheet and the edging are very silky like in texture. What the material is, I have no clue!
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When elastic wore out and needed replacing, my Granny would cut a small hole in the seam, grab the worn out elastic with a knitting hook, pull out enough to cut it, then pull it out with pliers. To get new elastic in the hole and fish it all the way around, she had some sort of metal gizmo she would attach the elastic to...and that's where my memory fades out. No idea what it looked like or what it was called. I been using a paper clip which is very tedious. Anyone know if there is a device to do this and what it's called?
10-07-22, 01:08 PM
