thefanninator

Awesome and hilarious! Good work.

Sometimes a light comes on and I had one of those moments a few weeks ago. My Vergez Blanchard pricking iron is a 9/10. Which is 9 teeth per inch but HELLO it's takes 2 marks to make 1 stitch. So after 9 tpi you really only get 8 stitches ... not to quick on the uptake. I'll post a few more photos when I take some... I finished stitching the flap. Anyone have a suggestion for buffing this thing up? Maybe just a shoeshine brush or something? Since Horween is already finished I don't really want to use a polish or cream or anything.

Thanks Monica. I mentioned it on your thread about English Bridle. It seemed very dry and it had what seemed like black paper material on the flesh side. I decided to stitch the flap. Maybe I'll get around to doing a proper leather strap.

Yeah, I bought this Horween there. I asked them if they'd cut me a strap of black Essex and they said sides only.

I totally agree about the nylon strap. I ran out of Horween and bought a black strap of "English Bridle" leather and I was not happy with it. I don't want to spend anymore money on it. Agree on the flap stitching too. Only real reason I didn't do it is that there's not two pieces to stitch; it would only be for looks. Anyone got a strap of black Horween Essex they want to sell me? It's basically Valerie Michael's briefcase resized and similar to a Frank Clegg.

Messenger bag made from Horween Essex leather, Lin Cable French linen thread, Amiet brushed brass lock w/key, brass hardware, and adjustable nylon strap. Cell phone pocket on back.

What's the smallest amount I can order? Are you willing to divide some up into a smaller container?

http://www.weaverleathersupply.com/Catalog/ItemContent.aspx?ItemNumber=29291&CatalogId=001&CatalogDetailId=40&NSM=Y Whoops, just noticed it was already posted. Weaver will sell to anyone now. The Weaver Leather Supply site is for anyone. Weaver Leather is for businesses.

Weaver has a centering device for this.

I've been using Fenice and it looks pretty nice but takes way too many coats. Interested to see how the Stahl and others finish up. Are you from the US? Would you ship this back or fly it back?

Only thing I think it needs is a little antique to bring out the tooling. Nice job!

Use a double loop/slider like this: http://www.buckleguy.com/double-loop-sliders/

I've been meaning to try this: http://www.pecard.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Pecard&Category_Code=exotic

Depends on what look you like. I prefer a finer look so I use thinner threads. I have the 3 ply which they told me is about .77 mm. I think it's a good size for any general stitching. I've used it for 9 spi and I'll use it for 7 spi in the near future.

I use it. Love it. I use it when I don't want to spend the $$ on Lin Cable. I've never used Tiger thread and really don't have any reason to.

I just bought an English Bridle strap and it seems very dry compared to what I thought it would be. Smells funny too, like chemicals. Described as: Drum Dyed, Vegetable Tanned, Smooth Flesh/Grain Side. Not too happy with it but I guess I'll make it work.

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Ouch ... but tell us about that black bag!

Very nice!

Looks great to me Monica!

Thanks. I only hand stitch and I don't plan on changing that.

You could try: 1. Skiving the leather and folding it over the fabric. or 2. Several layers of edge paint.

Nice work. Stitching looks pretty good. I'd say go smaller on the thread but your .6 tiger thread must just look bigger...maybe the giant photo! I've been using Lin Cable 432, which is .63mm, so almost the same. Yeah, give Lin Cable a try. I think you'll like it.

I'm ready to start using zippers in some of my work. Where do you buy yours? What brand do you use? Special tools needed? I plan on buying Riri from Buckle Guy. But I'm not sure what I should buy. http://www.buckleguy.com/riri-finished-zippers/ Post some pics of your zipper work! Thanks.

I'm curious, where did you read or hear that Hermes doesn't cast their stitches?