RoyOBannon

Thank you all. Smaller thread may suit better, but I really want the stitching to stand out. About the waxed cord I've only heard of it that the leather balls (football) are sewn with that one. Again I have no idea how soft or stiff the waxed cord is, but I know that I don't want it too stiff so I don't pull much on the thread/cord and wrap the leather (if I'm making any sense). I've found this one, with a reasonable shipping price to where I live, but I'm confused about the size. .040" does that means 0.4 of an inch or 1mm in diameter? That should be enough right? http://www.mainethre...product178.html Btw, I'll adjust the stitch size once I've got the thread. Will do a few practice runs. Cheers.

Hi there. Not a leather worker or anything, but I want to make a wallet like this one. So being a newbie and the fact that my country sucks, big time, I'm buying sewing thread online. I've got some leather (is artificial / an imitation how do you call it) not so thick like this one but I want the hand stitching that I would make to stand out like the one on the picture. So the question is, would size #207 (Tex 210) would be thick enough for what I need, or maybe #277 may be better? I have no idea how big these threads look, because there is no shop in our country that sells them. Thank You.