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<blockquote data-quote="Antje77" data-source="post: 2051592" data-attributes="member: 372207"><p>I'm not one for detailed needle work of whatever kind but I've had my fair share of mending sails by hand, both using a "zeilhandje" (the leather hand protector thing) and an "speedy stitcher", a pretty nice thing that let's you sew a machinelike stitch. A lot safer too, if you're as clumsy as I am. I once managed to try to push a very thick, blunt, rusty sail needle through 6 layers of sailcloth with the back end of the needle beside the brass reinforcement on the zeilhandje. When something finally gave in it wasn't the sail but the 3 layers of leather plus my skin. The zeilhandje was attatched to my hand by the back of the needle which would've come out on the other side of my hand if it hadn't slid along my bone. Yuck.</p><p>You'll understand why I prefer the speedy stitcher over the zeilhandje <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite39" alt=":hilarious:" title="Hilarious :hilarious:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":hilarious:" /></p><p></p><p>Zeilhandje:</p><p><img src="http://www.historisch-zaandam.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Sailmakers_palm_and_needle.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>speedy stitcher:</p><p><img src="https://www.garrettwade.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/730x/0dc2d03fe217f8c83829496872af24a0/9/5/95a0101.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Antje77, post: 2051592, member: 372207"] I'm not one for detailed needle work of whatever kind but I've had my fair share of mending sails by hand, both using a "zeilhandje" (the leather hand protector thing) and an "speedy stitcher", a pretty nice thing that let's you sew a machinelike stitch. A lot safer too, if you're as clumsy as I am. I once managed to try to push a very thick, blunt, rusty sail needle through 6 layers of sailcloth with the back end of the needle beside the brass reinforcement on the zeilhandje. When something finally gave in it wasn't the sail but the 3 layers of leather plus my skin. The zeilhandje was attatched to my hand by the back of the needle which would've come out on the other side of my hand if it hadn't slid along my bone. Yuck. You'll understand why I prefer the speedy stitcher over the zeilhandje :hilarious: Zeilhandje: [IMG]http://www.historisch-zaandam.nl/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Sailmakers_palm_and_needle.jpg[/IMG] speedy stitcher: [IMG]https://www.garrettwade.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/730x/0dc2d03fe217f8c83829496872af24a0/9/5/95a0101.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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