Durk is Broke
Durk is the name we have given to our big sewing machine. You can read about it here. Yesterday durk broke. When Durk breaks it means that book covers and bags cannot be made. A small, seemingly insignificant piece in the shuttle just plain broke. A shuttle in the sewing machine is what holds the bobbin and connects the thread on top to the bobbin thread below. So, it is an absolutely essential piece. You can see in the 2 images below the broken shuttle and the housing for it.
The pieces above fit into the housing on the side of the machine:
This morning the new shuttle arrived and within 30 minutes the piece was installed and the bobbin tension set. Btw… for you serious crafters, fyi, this piece was $100 less at Campbell-Bosworth than it was at Weaver Leather.
Tags: bobbin, Campbell-Bosworth, sewing machine, Weaver Leather