Fairstitcher

[Flash]

Many of us use a Goodyear stitching machine to sew soles on welted shoes, commonly called an outsole stitcher but often referred to as a Fairstitcher. Just curious as to the origin of the word Faistitcher, anyone any ideas?

[x minit uk]

No idea to be fair.

[Auto Key Wizard]

My Goodyear does a fair stitch

[Lee]

2 hours ago, Auto Key Wizard said:

My Goodyear does a fair stitch

  

Agreed!

[petercoulson]

So calling Outsolers Fair Stitchers is a little misleading but it's a name that's hung around for a long long time. A fair stitcher is actually the person doing the stitching but technically it's the fake outsole stitching you see on mock welts, an illusion - 

 

stitcher, fair

a sewer q.v. who specialises in "fair stitching," i.e. machining, on power sewing machine, a row of stitches round welt of Blake-sewn boot or shoe, giving appearance of welt-sewn work.

 

So how come "fair"?? Well that goes back some way as well, in olden days people who used magic or tricks were referred to as Fakirs and in the trade this became shortenend or mis-pronounced to Fair for the fakeness and illusion of outsole stitching hence the person was a Fair Stitcher!

 

A fakir is a Muslim or Hindu mendicant who travels between villages reciting scripture and performing various physical feats. In some regions, fakirs are a topic of controversy, as some people consider them to be mystics with holy powers, while others suggest that they are simply magicians, using a variety of tricks to hoodwink people. Whether fakirs are spiritual messengers or simply magicians, they have quite an air of mystique, and many people have become fascinated by the fakir community.

 

Hope you enjoy this piece of Christmas illusion as well, have a great one everybody!

 

[hibsjo(SCO)]

theres a few fakkers on here!

carry on!

Have a wonderful xmas boys and girls

[Flash]

5 hours ago, petercoulson said:

So calling Outsolers Fair Stitchers is a little misleading but it's a name that's hung around for a long long time. A fair stitcher is actually the person doing the stitching but technically it's the fake outsole stitching you see on mock welts, an illusion - 

 

stitcher, fair

a sewer q.v. who specialises in "fair stitching," i.e. machining, on power sewing machine, a row of stitches round welt of Blake-sewn boot or shoe, giving appearance of welt-sewn work.

 

So how come "fair"?? Well that goes back some way as well, in olden days people who used magic or tricks were referred to as Fakirs and in the trade this became shortenend or mis-pronounced to Fair for the fakeness and illusion of outsole stitching hence the person was a Fair Stitcher!

 

A fakir is a Muslim or Hindu mendicant who travels between villages reciting scripture and performing various physical feats. In some regions, fakirs are a topic of controversy, as some people consider them to be mystics with holy powers, while others suggest that they are simply magicians, using a variety of tricks to hoodwink people. Whether fakirs are spiritual messengers or simply magicians, they have quite an air of mystique, and many people have become fascinated by the fakir community.

 

Hope you enjoy this piece of Christmas illusion as well, have a great one everybody!

 

Many thanks for the explanation, I never knew this, in the factory workshop it was always known as a fairstitche, or fair stitching.