i want to sew(yea i know its a bit girlie but hey ho) some Velcro,it is impenetrable with the needle i have so i waded through chest deep snow to the local shops,both shops that may have sold such items returned my request with blank stares,i looked on fleabay and came up with nothing.
dont people repair things any more,what is this world coming to when you cant buy a thimble,looks like ill have to knock up the old lady across the road to see if she has one i can borrow
can you tell i,m bored?

haha! ive noticed that too a few times when asking for something relatively simple and nowhere sells it...

Usually sold in the supermarkets in their odd bits and pieces section, usually where you buy drawing pins/scissors/rubber bands etc I don’t like thimbles as they feel so clumsy to use. You need a bigger sharper needle though finding someone with a sewing machine is best for durability of the stitching. I have an old hand operated singer machine which is used all the time around the house (last job was making the fabric covering for a r/c planes tailplane, stitching clean through the balsa wood!), rather like a welder you just wonder how you managed without it



[Edited on 3/2/09 by Mr Whippy]

Here You go, save the old lady's dignity......

Sewable velcro isn't much fun hand-stitching. But a sewing machine makes short work of it (particularly a hand or foot cranked jobby)..... I've used it on my rag-top and its quick and easy....

Otherwise you can use a sewing needle like normal but tap it through with a small hammer (do this on top of some seating foam or you'll blunt your needle). Takes longer than using a thimble but quicker than finding a sewing machine

What you need is a bodkin.
Poke holes in it first.
Kipper.

not many every day shops sell stuff like that ,,,get your self down your local market when the snows gone and stock up on buttons,zips ,velcro and needles

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Originally posted by BenB
Sewable velcro isn't much fun hand-stitching. But a sewing machine makes short work of it (particularly a hand or foot cranked jobby)..... I've used it on my rag-top and its quick and easy....

Otherwise you can use a sewing needle like normal but tap it through with a small hammer (do this on top of some seating foam or you'll blunt your needle). Takes longer than using a thimble but quicker than finding a sewing machine

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I've sewn Velcro on before with a leather needle in the sewing machine. I'd not fancy sewing it by hand to be honest!

22mm copper end cap. Or 15mm if you have small girl-like hands. Job done!

On my shimano cycling shoes they have a flap that covers the laces which is held down with velcro... after pulling open the velcro several times the stitching on the velcro started to come undone, but it would be a git of a job trying to sew the velcro back onto the top of the shoe. so what did i use to fasten the velcro back down....


... Tigerseal now they are good as new again

I reckon you'll get into more trouble knocking the old wife across the road up than sticking the needle through your thumb.

Just a thought

Sailmakers palm and needles will do the job and be perfectly safe.
Item 110340886472
on ebay right now.

Sailmakers palm always sounds like a medical condition related to overuse of the late night internet to me

Hohum.....

I must admit I've never bothered with a leather needle in the hand cranked Singer. I've used the same needle to do shed loads of sewing without deleterious effect. When it snaps I'll buy a leather one. So far my record is 4 layers of tough polyester webbing sewed together. Took it slow and no problems encountered....

Got the whole kaboodle in a kit pins, needles, thimble, nylon, cotton etc (from the pound shop) that we keep in our holidaying overseas kit.

[Edited on 3/2/09 by Andi]