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  1. kevinp
    Follow this your needles are going in wrong it should be left bottom right behind left and through the top.
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    Nice answer, practice is the key the more you cut the better you will get at it, and very sharp knives.
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    I would recommend Bridlework by Robert H Steinke you can order it from him its a big book full of information, http://www.museumofthemastersaddler.com/books_by_rhsteinke
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    good idea 25b what we are doing is putting one belt with holes all along its length from 28" up to 50" and marked up at these sizes, they can then find their belt size then choose their belt. We now supply our belts in wooden display boxes.
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    For us the worst part about having belts in a shop is that people try them on and they can become marked scratched or even the holes stretched where the buckle goes, and they are also not aways put back from where they came from If you have two keepers on the belt one fixed and one loose you need to find a way of keeping the loose keeper with the belt. Are they going to have security tags on them ? we LOST a belt the first week we had them on sale. One thing we always do when stocking the shop is after taking inventory, isthat we photograph the table and shelves from all angles,
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    Try this youtube channel he shows how to do french seams which are neater than the ones on the bag shown..
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    I use pen and paper to much effort and time to design in software. and as far as I can see little point.
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    This is another way https://youtu.be/RuTn9czGkQ8
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    I use a ball point pen that has run out of ink
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    This is what I do and dont have any dye coming off when this is finished, Sand the edge if needed, dampen the edge, fiebings edge dye, then burnish, fiebings oil dye then burnish again, then grab a cloth and rub the edges until they are shining then beeswax the edge and burnish then the beeswax again and final burnish and polish. This might seem like a lot of work but you can become pretty quick at this.
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    looks like you have rounded the ends, they don't look even.
  12. kevinp
    I guess you mean when you pull the thread tight its cut into the groves of your fingers, you could put plasters on your fingers or make a soft leathertube that slips on your finger.
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    you might try emailing these people Claire http://icanmakeshoes.com/
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    I use contact adhesive for my wallets either in liquid form or a spray. I have made some recently with Turkish silk inside and for these I used a contact adhesive spray. You only need a light covering for it to stick but.. you only really get one chance of fitting it cut the liner bigger than you need then trim back. this sort of thing Claire. http://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-contact-adhesive-natural-500ml/32657
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    Naz have I guess you have seen Nigel's videos about saddle stitching he has one on stitch marking through several thick layers where you mark each layer of leather with the iron and then use the awl to pierce through. The thing with stitch marking and then using the awl to go through is that it is quite a steep learning curve as each push through with the awl has to be at the same angle as all the other holes. It takes time but it is worth the effort to learn this way. for some short videos on the subject try Saddlery courses on youtube http://youtu.be/RuTn9czGkQ8
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    Wow, I just said it was odd that's all, Odd over here means something is strange or unexpected nothing more. If you want to do it that way and it works thats your choice.
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    Didn't call you odd said the method was odd,
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    I use two pairs of dividers one set to half the width of the strap and the other set to the hole spacing.
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    The idea behind the pricking iron is to prick one side of the leather and use a diamond awl to finish making the hole when you stitch, this is how the tool should be used. If you use it to punch all the way though your stitch marks will be too large which will make the thread lay wrong in the slits. And to prick both sides with the same tool is just odd
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    if you watch the video it shows you how to do that
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    Like this David, The stitches should always be angled the same way on both sides. http://youtu.be/RuTn9czGkQ8
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    What we try to do is rent space in shops eg: rent a shelf or a table, the goods then stay ours and we can sell them for what we want. The shop can also take a 10% handling charge for selling any of the items. This works very well as we can sell our items for what we want and the items stay ours and the retailer has not got to try to make a profit from expensive items.
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    We cut loads at work and use knife edge scissors. do not lift the leather just rest the scissors on the table and cut to your lines.
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    A good supplier of some very high quality leather is http://www.metropolitanleather.com/ very nice to deal with and quick service. Buckles, dies thread etc http://abbeyengland.com/ never had a problem always had next day delivery. For hand tools etc thread and eyelets http://www.handtools-uk.com/
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    I might have read the last comment wrong but you didnt get scammed by the company you bought the circle thing from, but the impot dutys of this country.
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