Double Needle Blind Stitch Part 3 Vinyl v15

Here is a double needle blind stitch done on vinyl. There are some concerns peculiar to vinyl that we cover to complete our three part series. The vehicle is a used Lexus on a dealership lot.
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[@warped-sliderule]

Lost in today's disposable society, is this skillful application of stitching to make a repair without all the labor and waste of removing the seat. This looks more like surgery than anything else. I am sure the "patient" went on to live a long life...

[@robdude1969]

Real content from a real craftsman. Thank you for making KZbin awesome. I just learned something.

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Very welcome

[@ewanburnett3956]

Masterful repair was a joy to watch 👍🏻👍🏻

[@marleneperez8195]

This is the video I’ve been looking for! Thank you so much! I just purchased the upholstery kit and can’t wait to use this video to see it together.

[@georgejamison3782]

This is great information!

[@Sankeyite]

Came looking for this exact thing, to stich a truck seat I just got. Tried and failed with pull outs all over... This sir you are correct changed everything! Thank you

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Very welcome

[@joshuag1160]

Dude, that's so good. I'm pretty impressed. lol.

[@Ebencrowe]

Thanks! Next up for me are open seams on my boat cushions! I’ll be trying to use the same holes. Double blind May not be applicable but I’m sure I’ll work it out.

[@jonathanrighetti5897]

Thank you

[@jlondon158]

Now I know what i should have done ... (bing -- ringing that bell ).

[@Berdihan_outdoors]

just perfect

[@hrichardhagen]

Great stuff. I just bought a repair kit and sewed up my daughter's seat. It turned out really well after watching your video a couple of times. I do have one question. My thread that came with my upholstery kit was a little thin. Yours looks thicker. What mm thread are you using?

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Thread thickness is by weight per certain distance. Hand sewing thread works best because it is the appropriate thickness. Too thin a thread will cut the material like a knife. Machine thread (in the machine) has no pressure on each stitch. Hand sewing thread has a lot of pressure per stitch.

[@waynereeves3949]

Hey Rick, I’m making a repair like this later this morning and had a question. I’ve used this technique on leather with great success, but not vinyl until now. Are you running the thread through the holes on the right side of the seam or are you creating a new hole in between the existing perforated holes? I couldn’t quite tell from the video. Thanks a bunch!

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

I use existing holes when I can. But often the line of holes is also torn out. Just make sure you compress the panel to relieve pressure before tightening a series of stitches. Never pull against the holes only. Thanks for the question!

[@sandraclements8438]

I repaired my couch in my RV. Not as pretty as your work but I used the double blind stitch. However the “pleather is fraying around my new stitches. Is there a glue that I can put over my new stitches to keep the material from fraying around my new stitch holes?

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

What I find in all the RVs is the urethane laminate material. It will continue to delaminate with no end in sight. There is no glue to stop it. Feel free to email a picture.

[@cliffordward2959]

Love the video where do you get your needles are you using the chisel point need on the vinyl seat thanks keep up the great work

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Any distributer will have the needles. And for vinyl you can use the round point without any difficulty.

[@megansherrow7941]

Nice work! I have a few questions though. I hope I can word this right to where it makes sense. I'm about to stitch up a few tears in my back seat. Are you using 2 separate pieces of thread? If so, when you thread the needle what do you do with the excess you pulled through? Just let it hang there while you stitch? Also, When Pulling the 1st initial stitch through there's no knot tied at the end of the thread, how does it not just pull right through the hole? I think if The video was panned out a bit to fully see all the thread And exactly how you're threading the needles I would understand more. Any advice from viewers or yourself would be much appreciated. Again thank you, and great work!!

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Please see Part 1 and Part 2 because I may have spent more time there on the basics. One thread with a needle on either end. No knot needed except at the finishing end. When threading the needle the excess just hangs there. The beauty of the heavier hand sewing thread and the smaller eye of the 3" curved needle is that the needle rarely ever falls off the thread in normal use. A tighter fit when threading but less hassle while using. Thanks for your comments.

[@coachtomsvolleyballchannel2286]

Would this technique be appropriate for a simple popped seam in a vinyl seat from a 1960's era car? My classic Camaro has a seam that popped from the sun breaking down the threads over the course of 50+ years. The vinyl seems to be intact. I also have another area where the vinyl pulled away from the piping along a seam. Not sure if there is any way to access the tail of the piping under the upholstery. Any ideas? The car is unrestored and all-original, and I would like to keep the factory interior intact as it is in pretty decent shape for a car this age. Thanks!

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Yes indeed. And when stitching through piping or welt cord, handle that step on it's own. Don't try to push through everything at once. If the piping is still attached to one side, cut it loose so that it hangs by itself. This will generally prove much easier to deal with. Great question. We don't see this much anymore but if I do I'll try to video it. Thanks.

[@andresramirez3009]

This is the only video I can find that has perforated leather in it. Is there any way to repair perforated leather without reupholstery, properly? I run across a lot of Lexus and BMW and infiniti with tears in the leather. Everytime I repair it the holes go bye bye. I have tried poking them back in but it doesn't work well and it seems to compromise the structural integrity of the repair. Any advice?

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Thanks. I'm getting ready to post a series of videos on perforated. Within a week or so. Stay tuned!

[@andresramirez3009]

@@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247 YES!!! Can't wait.

[@onderdemirci4328]

Mükemmel 🇹🇷🇹🇷

[@JillLeVin-lg8qn]

Hard to see how you do the blind stitch- hands in the way and too fast. How do you see part 1 ad 2?

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

With most of this type of repair work it's difficult to record because of having to be so engaged in the process. Sorry, I do the best I can in the real world setting. I quit with highly produced corporate videos when the sponsorship dried up.

[@carlospolanco4693]

great tutorial would be better if the camera showed more detailed the stream and how your actually goes the can't seem to get it

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

There are two other videos with the same stitch. see if you find them better.

[@alexanderlangermann3788]

Perfekt

[@a.r.t.srealrepairsforrealc8247]

Danke

[@louisarroyo9063]

Did not show how to do, only shows how you do it.