Are you using a welt cord foot (pipping)? I find things are flatter around corners. The feet are cheap on E-Bay.

I've seen something like this on RVs. try an RV repair shop. Hope this helps. Wayne

could you mount the switches out of sight like on the front of the seat, the side of the seat, or maybe in the ashtray?

the first ford mustangs and I think falcons used horizontal pleats on their seats.

its been a long time since I did a 66-67 nova, but I seem to remember a small curved metal piece held in place by a small trim screw. hope this helps.

at sewing machine maintenance school at shepard afb they said... if it doesn't break needles....if it doesn't bunch up the material....if it doesn't skip stiches ...don' try and fix it. if your machine is working try adjusting different things. like moving the hook driving gear. moving it to the left should advance the hook, moving it to the right should retard the hook. universal sewing machine has a web site you can use to find how to adjust a lot of different kinds of machines. hope this helps.

bar stools. they are usually all alike. make a pattern for the first seat and it will work for all the rest. you can make a lot of covers in a short time. I do 5 or 6 take them back. get 5 or 6 more that way they always have seats. as a bonus you get a free beer.

can you use the existing lighting for the shop and a low hanging led over each machine and table? COSTCO is selling 4ft led lights for $20. hope this helps.

I have good luck with 1/8 in .mahogany plywood. a 4x8 sheet is about $11 . Washington is known for rain and dampness, I have door and trim panels over 10 years old that have never warped and still look as good as the day they were made. .abs panels cost me $17 for a 3x4 sheet. I think the plywood is easier to work with. the only drawback....... slivers,

I have sewn on a lot of machines, anything from a singer 111w, phaffs, consew 226r (my personal machine for 30 years) consew 206r, 206rbl, 744, marrow machines, sergers. and computer controlled embroidery machines. I'm restoring a singer 144w 30" long arm, with no reverse. I personally like consews but any machine you feel comfortable at and sews without skipping stiches or jamming is a good machine. a good retailer will let you try any of their machines. I heard one local business that will let you try a machine for a week. try as many as you can, you will find one that is rite for you.

I was taught to pin the material to the seat and chalk on the edge or crown of a curve (be sure to add your alinement marks). Add your selvedge and cut it out.

I find creases in premade headliners. why cant headliners be rolled up and stored in a cardboard tube?