TwoBlue2

make a video if possible.

the bottom is spaced farther than the top?

Both look very good to me.

The top has smaller marks from the pricking iron than the bottom, and is 7SPI vs 4mm. Both use the same thread, but different stitching technique. I don't have anything to stitch just now, but when I do, what are you looking for in the video, retiredff?

YinTx

when I stitch each thread touches the one before, yours don't, almost like each stitch is separate.

I think I figure out how you do this. Is this a full saddle stitch or half, or you use only 1 needle? That is how it looks to me.

It is a regular saddle stitch as far as I know, I use two needles and an awl. Not sure what a half stitch is. I think the biggest thing for me to get the separation is size and angle of the hole relative to the size of the thread. I think folks consider this a "French" style stitch, as compared to the "British" style stitch where the threads touch but maintain the angled aesthetic. The "American" stitch seems to be set in a groove and have a straight lay. I've been working to get any of the three looks, and maintain the same look on the backside of the stitch. Has not been easy to figure out without some direct instruction - an apprenticeship would have probably made things much easier!

I have tried making a video, with varying degrees of success. When I get an opportunity, I will try to post one, it may be a few weeks...

YinTx

OK, thanks. In the mean time I'll practice more!

So I managed to get a video up a little sooner than I expected... see if this answers your questions?

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=69128

YinTx