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that is pretty much what my back looks like too, but i know noone is ever going to see the back on my application, so I guess its good enough for what i am doing. I was specifically after the colors I have (the blue and the silver) as they match the pinstriping on my bike. I dont think that wear will be too much of a problem, the areas where the braids are are hopefully enough out of the way it will be ok. I also have quite a bit, so if I ever need to replace, I should be able to do so without too much trouble. If you had known i was going to ask to see the back, how would you have done it differently? tucked the ends under the braid rather than on the back side of the piece?

cool, yours looks better, but mine is not too bad for a first try! Would you mind taking a closeup picture of the beginning spot in the back, i am curious where your lacing tucks in compared with mine. The lacing i am using looks softer than yours, i am using calf craft lace? also, what is the longest length of lace you use before you split a project, and splice lace? i read somewhere that pulling too much lace will weaken the lace, however, this is being used as decoration, not construction, so strength isnt as much an issue, but i dont want the lace at the end to look more "abused" than the lace at the beginning... thanks for all your help!

holy crap, getting it started, and going over and under in the right place was a PAIN... but............ I think I got it figured out!!! before: after:

just for kicks, this is a pic of the bike... she just got new pipes put on, so shes still at the shop

here is a picture of the pillion seat.

hey Aaron! Yup, thats the stitch I am after. I do have the book you reference. I am sure if I did lacing prior, the instructions would be ok, I think I understand what I need to do once I am in the middle of the project, but I am completely lost when it comes to the beginning. My project isnt "round" so I need to have a beginning and end (I know these are steps 25-32, but I am still struggling). I am not sure how familiar you are with motorcycles, but I am relacing a HD Deluxe (seat, tank console), so the holes are already there. That is another thing that I am getting confused about. The slots are angled, so I am not sure which end I am supposed to start from, as the slots in the book are straight. I am assuming pictures would help?

thank you so much for pointing me in a direction! I was certainly (and still kinda am) wandering aimlessly!!!

Hello all. I am a motorcycle rider from Virginia who has decided to try and tackle re-lacing the seat and other accessories on her HD Deluxe. I have never worked in leather before, so I figured this would be an easy place to start. I recognize the stitch as a double loop stitch. I am looking to replace it with a two-color double loop stitch. I have been hunting online for directions, etc. and stumbled across an old Tandy book that has instructions. However, I can't for the life of me get it started correctly, and I was wondering if anyone here has a video of either themselves or someone else doing a two-color double loop. I did find a video of a single color, and just for practice, I did that, and have that down pretty well. I just dont know how to translate it into a two-color... any help would be very much appreciated!!