Inside our Workshop: Sewing

Traditional Machinery

Our sewn items are made on our traditional industrial standard Singer and Seiko sewing machines – some of which date back from the 1940’s and would have been the equivalent machine models as used on the original OEM production lines. These are sturdy and powerful machines, robust enough to cope with the heavy duty materials we feed through them. Despite investing in such modern technology in other areas on our production line, we feel incredibly privileged to still have these beautiful and historic machines as an integral part of our workshop which are used on a daily basis.

Original Sewing Samples

It’s not just our machines that keep age-old manufacturing methods alive, our sewing department hosts an archive of original sewing samples. Collected over the years by Jonathon and his father, these samples provide an accurate historic reference of original sewn manufacture and to this day give useful guidance to our machinists as to how to assemble our various seat kits.

Accurate Patterns

The pieces our machinists sew together have been cut using patterns annotated with decades of notes. Our patterns are the most accurate in the industry and we are constantly engineering them to best suit our production line processes. Recently digitised, our material patterns are cut with millimetre precision and minimal fabric waste on our digital CNC cutter.

Seats of Distinction

It’s our attention to detail that has given us our worldwide reputation for our award-winning seats. We use engineered leathercloth piping for the majority of our seat work – not only was it original, but it’s tougher and more resilient to wear and tear against its vinyl counterpart. And we also use a ‘tuck-and-roll’ pleating method to add genuine pleated flutes to our seat kits where many after-market interpretations settle for flat stitched imitation pleats.