LeatherSeats.com recently produced an outstanding video highlighting some of the most common and unique seam options available to clients interested in having their cars upholstered. Take a look! … [Read more...] about Seam Options for Leather Car Interiors
Guides & Manuals
Choosing an Air Compressor for Your Shop
No auto upholstery business is complete without a strong and dependable air compressor powering its pneumatic tools. Next to a quality industrial sewing machine and steamer, I'd argue that it's the most important piece of equipment that a trimmer will buy. Not surprisingly, it's also one of the most expensive. But with all the different makes and models available, how do you … [Read more...] about Choosing an Air Compressor for Your Shop
Guide: Understanding Embossed Leather
Garrett Leather, which runs one of the fabric industry's most interesting blogs on hides, recently published an article explaining how leather is embossed and what you can do to ensure a quality pattern. … [Read more...] about Guide: Understanding Embossed Leather
Sharing Auto Upholstery How-to Guides
Members of our Auto Upholstery Forum recently requested a subsection dedicated solely to how-to guides. We thought the idea was a great one, so we added one titled "Auto Upholstery Tutorials". This subsection will be a place for industry professionals to post or request pictorials, videos and other helpful instructions. … [Read more...] about Sharing Auto Upholstery How-to Guides
The Anatomy of a Sewing Needle
A proper and healthy needle is, without a doubt, the flux capacitor to any good sewing machine. But how much do we really know about them? Until recently, I couldn't correctly name and point out all nine parts of a sewing needle. Can you? … [Read more...] about The Anatomy of a Sewing Needle
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