kodiakthejuggler

HA!! Please, do tell!

According to master craftsman Nigel Armitage, look for either dentist pliers, or jeweler pliers, as they have no serrations on the jaws and will not mar your needles. Put the head of the needle in the pliers and pull straight out. Do not put the pliers perpendicular to the needles, as the pointy end is exposed and you could bend the needle.

Awesome! I want to learn to make something like that. More simple, but nice renaissance boots, nonetheless.

Love watching Nigel's videos! Very informative, a pleasure to watch a master work, and his sense of humor is great! I'm itching to start hand stitching using Nigel's method, though I won't be able to afford a pricking iron for some time. So I'll start with the overstitich wheel. Also, I loved the idea of the log station, so I went and found myself a great log! Lucky my girlfriend's dad owns a big back yard and a chainsaw... I rolled it to the car, took it home and removed the bark. Still have to level it out on top and bottom. I decided to just make a stitching clamp myself! Though I'm still not sure how to connect it to the log. Hey, Nigel, could you maybe post an image of the clamp straight on? The side images just don't show enough to explain how it works. But I'm a complete novice, so I apologise for the nagging questions!

That is absolutely gorgeous! I can imagine the look on the face of the person who sees you unroll that! Perfect way to convey the quality of work you do.