Hi Im Joe

Than you very much! I think because the tiger thread is a flat braided thread it just looks bigger than it really is. That is one of my biggest issues with Tiger Thread. I'm just not sold on how it looks because it lays so flat. Thanks David! A lot of my wallets prior were stitched at 5 or 6 sti but in order to not have gaping holes you have to use thicker thread. I don't think 5 sti and .6mm thread would look very good personally. I was using 1mm thread at 5 sti and it fit nicely but it made for a very chunky feeling stitch. I have some 18/3 Barbours linen thread. I'm going to try that out. It is much cheaper (probably by about half) than the Lin Cable. Thanks Airth!

Thank you very much! I guess I am hard on myself but it's important to me to try to continuously improve.

That's hilarious.

Thanks Monica! I stole the idea from Teranishi. His stuff is awesome. I'm still not sold on the tiger thread. I got some Barbours 18/3 I'm going to use next. I think I may just break down and buy Lin cable. But it hurts to spend 50 bucks on a spool.

Voted. Good luck.

Hello Everyone, Here is a minimalist wallet I made out of Horween Autumn Latigo. I decided to go back to the traditional European way of stitching with a pricking iron and an awl. I find it to be much more enjoyable. However, I suck at it so this wallet and a couple other simple wallets served as practice for me. This is stitched at 8 sti with .6mm tiger thread. The wallet has two slits for cards as well as an internal divider that makes two more pockets for cards. I really like this design because I put the cards I use a lot (e.g. drivers license, credit cards etc..) in the slits and the rest of my cards in the divider pockets. Tell me what you like and how I can improve! As always thank you for taking the time to stop by, view, and comment! Joe

I love that first one! Very nice work.

That looks pretty awesome to me! That is a TON of stitching. My hands hurt looking at it!

The still do saddlery and harness work now.

Thank you for the tips!

I thought I would also share this: http://forum.purseblog.com/hermes/lots-info-4-u-hermes-tanneries-leather-availability-436633.html This guy/gal spent some time looking into the tanneries that supply Hermes etc...and decided to share some info.

I found some glazed calf and kid on the Hidehouse site. Not really sure what the difference is between calf and kid... It does look pretty promising. https://hidehouse.com/products/index.html?Category=SC

Please point me in the right direction. I would love to buy some high quality calf right here in the USA.

Awesome!

That is awesome! I would gladly buy one from you if you ever decide to sell your design.

There is no standard measurement. All the companies seem to do it a bit differently. You have to find out exactly what they are measuring when they say 3mm or w/e.

You are thinking of teeth per inch or prongs per inch or w/e. If you have 8 prongs in an inch that means you have seven spaces between the prongs (aka stitches). Which would give you 7 stitches per inch.

That looks pretty awesome! I've been thinking of following that tutorial as well. Any tips or things you learned as you went through it that could be helpful?

Beautiful.

http://www.maverickleathercompany.com/horween/horse-butt-strips/ Check that out...got a couple options.

They are measuring them differently for sure. The 2mm black one I think is like 6.4 sti.

I have no idea how they compare to the old ones. However, if you look at the description the last sentence tells you how many sti they are. My guess is they do not line up exactly.

They look pretty nice. I may have to buy some of those. It's a shame they don't have a two prong option. That seems like a huge up in the marketing department. I mean you look at every high end pricking iron maker and they have a two prong option for going around corners.

You may be able to buy from Aurora Shoe Company off of Etsy. Not sure if they ship internationally but they sell horween piece packs.

They are supposed to be exactly how you make them. I'm serious...I love that backpack.