I've noticed a few action shots of people with sewing machines. I've always sewn my patches by hand. Am I the only one? Is this how you normally sew patches? Am I behind on the times?
I hand sew the ones over pockets and machine sew the rest. Machine sewing is so much easier to keep the patch straight and if you know what you're doing is faster
I sewed my kutte all by hand, but for my leather project I am going to get help with someone who has a machine for certain parts of the back patch, other parts I will just use hand and my own strength. Back when I was in highschool, they taught us in home ec with a sewing machine, but it's more practical to learn by hand, even the average low quality sewing machine cost's quite a bit of money, it's simply not something I want to spend money on. I would like to learn embroidery to create my own patches, but I don't have the time....so for now, blood, sweat, whiskey and sewing by hand is the best!
by hand. But fully understand using a machine. Would probably use a machine if I had one and knew how to use it. But I also enjoy the process of doing it by hand.
I sew everything by hand on my kutte. I wouldn't use a machine because it's to noisy to me. Sewing is like meditation with some good music. You focus on your hands, the thread, the needle, the patch and your kutte and everything else gets blurry and doesn't matter anymore.... thats normally the point when I scream something like verfickte scheiße because I lanced my fingers again.
I like sewing by hand. It's more satisfying.
i sew by hand, only because 1.sewing machines are too fucking expensive 2.im too inept to use a machine 3. i feel its more personal to hand sew it, makes it that much better
I've never EVER used a machine, everything is done by hand :)
It's just nice to look back at your jacket thinking about the many many hours you've put into it.
I'm about the same speed as Hárbarðr, about one patch per hour. I guess it would really be useful to know how to use a machine, and to be good at it, and have space for it. But I imagine for some of us, having a sewing machine would be like bringing a precision anti-material rifle to a fork fight. A needle and thread are much more compact, although time consuming. I haven't had any patches falling off yet.
would be like bringing a precision anti- material rifle to a fork fight, LOL - that made my day!
Nur ein Itaka bringt ein Messer zu einer Schiesserei mit (aus "Die Unbestechlichen")
Haha, yes. I always double my thread, and I use a technique called the "back stitch", and I always make little short stitchings real close together. In addition to that, I am simply slow. But I think I do a good job, and none of my patches have ever come off, unless I took them off. Once I watched the movie "Dr. Zhivago" while I sewed three patches, and after the movie was done I had still not finished sewing hahaha.
Usually I'll listen to an ambient playlist on youtube for hours while sewing. It's like meditation hahaha.
I guess how much thread I'll need for a particular patch and then double it over. I also use a heavy duty needle for leather. I've redone them many times as I have to have them as straight as possible.
It doesn't help that I listen to youtube videos in the background. I spend more time searching for something interesting to listen to then sewing.
768,321 items in the gallery, 940,896 comments, and 282 items have changed hands in the last month.
Guess this TShirt!
Can you guess which metal TShirt this is from? Click here for all previous tshirt guesses
Gold
Very wow
nice
Exactly and they record this in a YMCA
Thanks!
That's sick! Hope you have an awesome time in September.
Nice :) I like what you did with it !
One of the best CF patches!
this patch was made to order at the factory through the website:)
this is so ugly. love it.
Nice
fr though
Sick
Nothing better
(44563)
almostwilt on
i sew by hand also, takes long but does the job.
diamondmaster93 on
I would probably use machine if I had one.
Thrash_Maniac on
By hand
mayhempunk666 on
by hand
Extremeaggression on
with hands and blood!
lole66 on
Do do i !!! blood, hole and metal fingers
Theantarex on
+1
maidenmad77 on
BY HAND!
MetalxThrasher on
hand! I find it's so much faster.
VoiceOfTheSoul on
I hand sew the ones over pockets and machine sew the rest. Machine sewing is so much easier to keep the patch straight and if you know what you're doing is faster
cambotero on
by hand im too lazy for a machine lol
hammer slammer on
Hand, I'd use a machine if I had one though :P
Goddes of Desire on
By hand. Just a needle and some thread is needed to sew, nothing more ;)
And the best is you can take it everywhere with you =D
TheWitchburner on
By hand!
You live by the hand, you die by the hand!
arturoheadbang on
The fact to sew by hand, make you have a more love for your vest, because sew by hand its hard ;)
BeheadingN on
Sewing by hand shows dedication... But that's just me.
Adrian on
I don't have a machine, so hand.
Tico Tyrant on
I sewed my kutte all by hand, but for my leather project I am going to get help with someone who has a machine for certain parts of the back patch, other parts I will just use hand and my own strength. Back when I was in highschool, they taught us in home ec with a sewing machine, but it's more practical to learn by hand, even the average low quality sewing machine cost's quite a bit of money, it's simply not something I want to spend money on. I would like to learn embroidery to create my own patches, but I don't have the time....so for now, blood, sweat, whiskey and sewing by hand is the best!
Bayernpirat
machine, only at difficulty places like pockets I sew with hand
Rover133 on
by hand. But fully understand using a machine. Would probably use a machine if I had one and knew how to use it. But I also enjoy the process of doing it by hand.
Cannibal corpse fan on
by hand especially when sewing on shaped patches.
Headbanger_ on
I like sewing by hand but some patche's on my jacket has sewn with machine!..
ImproperBurial on
I always do it by hand. I don't have a sewing machine but for me doing it by hand works fine so I don't see any reason to do it any other way
lak89 on
By hand.
Doctor Butcher on
Its All In The Hands.
quixotic on
I sew everything by hand on my kutte. I wouldn't use a machine because it's to noisy to me. Sewing is like meditation with some good music. You focus on your hands, the thread, the needle, the patch and your kutte and everything else gets blurry and doesn't matter anymore.... thats normally the point when I scream something like verfickte scheiße because I lanced my fingers again.
I like sewing by hand. It's more satisfying.
ImproperBurial on
My thoughts exactly
I sew by hand. but only because i dont know how to use a sewing machine.
thrashinqueef on
i sew by hand, only because 1.sewing machines are too fucking expensive 2.im too inept to use a machine 3. i feel its more personal to hand sew it, makes it that much better
Tankard Emptyer on
Only by hand - and I never stitched my finger so hard, that it started bleeding. ^^
And I think I can sew heavier than a machine. But it takes me about 40 to 100 minutes to sew on a patch. But it's fucking worth it.
The Witchburner worte:
"By hand!
You live by the hand, you die by the hand!"
So true. In so many senses :D
Tankard Emptyer on
I had to punch me in the face for not catching the Slayer hint.
Iron Shames on
By hand, only my backpatch on the leatherjacket was did by a machine
Hungry_Mosher on
i Use a machine cuz im lazy :D
PowerThrashingDeath on
This should be a poll!!
I've never EVER used a machine, everything is done by hand :)
It's just nice to look back at your jacket thinking about the many many hours you've put into it.
SodomizerGE on
yeah, and on your fingers who look like it was much work. :-)
PowerThrashingDeath on
Haha, well strangly I've never got my fingers bleeding from the sewing, let's keep it that way ;)
KorpseDestruktor666 on
Depends. I sew to leather by hand.
Jimmh on
Hand only so far.
BlackMetalRights on
By hand, although, some are by machine.
you know, the title of this thread seems rather misleading.
lak89 on
+1
Laoch on
So it took 44 posts for this get dirty.
Deathcore.Is.No... on
I thought this was a totalllly different topic..
MetalxThrasher on
I did too. XD
CEROXER
use the hand of my girlfriend....jejejeje....!!
Nordgreen on
I use a machine! I tried to sew a wacken patch on my kutte by hand, but i sucked.
NeedToKill on
I apply that iron on paper from walmart to make it an iron-on patch, then sew on by hand. Makes it a little easier then using pins.
ShieldbitersValhalla on
I'm about the same speed as Hárbarðr, about one patch per hour. I guess it would really be useful to know how to use a machine, and to be good at it, and have space for it. But I imagine for some of us, having a sewing machine would be like bringing a precision anti-material rifle to a fork fight. A needle and thread are much more compact, although time consuming. I haven't had any patches falling off yet.
Bayernpirat
would be like bringing a precision anti- material rifle to a fork fight, LOL - that made my day!
Nur ein Itaka bringt ein Messer zu einer Schiesserei mit (aus "Die Unbestechlichen")
NekroDesekrator666 on
Everything by hand
LifeOfDeath on
By hand of course. Hárbarðr and ShieldbitersValhalla, you guys are really slow :D Maybe you have a different sewing techique or something.
NekroDesekrator666 on
Yeah, it shouldn't take that long :D
ShieldbitersValhalla on
Haha, yes. I always double my thread, and I use a technique called the "back stitch", and I always make little short stitchings real close together. In addition to that, I am simply slow. But I think I do a good job, and none of my patches have ever come off, unless I took them off. Once I watched the movie "Dr. Zhivago" while I sewed three patches, and after the movie was done I had still not finished sewing hahaha.
Usually I'll listen to an ambient playlist on youtube for hours while sewing. It's like meditation hahaha.
lak89 on
Hahaha oh man! That's unheard of! At least for me haha, but the upside to that is they are secure as hell.
ShieldbitersValhalla on
(double post)
Laoch on
I guess how much thread I'll need for a particular patch and then double it over. I also use a heavy duty needle for leather. I've redone them many times as I have to have them as straight as possible.
It doesn't help that I listen to youtube videos in the background. I spend more time searching for something interesting to listen to then sewing.