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Sewing Horse Provides
Unique Hobby
Using a sewing horse made by p his father, A. J. Slaughter of Washington, Va., about 60 years ago, Albert Slaughter of Front Royal has found a hobby which has yielded some of the most professional appearing leather-work ^doneHby a hobbyist.—-——
In working on leather the pieces are held together in the sewing horse while being stitched.. All sewing is done with an awl and two needles on waxed thread.
A sewing horse is a strange animal. It has four legs like most other horses. The neck of the - horse is actually a vise to hold pieces of leather together while stitching them by hand. The vise part is operated by pushing down on the lever under the right foot. Stitching is done by punching holes with an awl and sewing through the holes with two needles on opposite ends of the same thread. One needle is pushed through from each side of the leather. During the sewing operation, as demonstrated in the picture, the awl is held in the right hand.
A beautiful sample of Albert Slaughter’s work is a pocketbook he made for his wife. The clasp and initials on the pocketbook are made from a piece of solid brass. Mr. Slaughter worked it out with a file and hacksaw. The pocketbook has a welded seam around —the front and is carefully stitched on the inside. Albert Slaughter attended school in Washington, Va. He is now employed by the American Viscose as a shift foreman in the power house. \
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