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Black Dogg, No problem, thanks for sharing and commenting and clarifying! YinTx
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Re-Lining A Louis Vuitton Bucket Bag
YinTx replied to YinTx's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Yes, I watched that video too while I was trying to figure some things out, very cool. Wish I had matching thread and machine to match the stitch pattern in the LV pieces! Instead, I had to figure out how to do straight stitches where they were supposed to be straight... (not sure how to get this right side up, but this is the top binding leather) And do slanted stitches where they were supposed to be slanted... I think I did ok... learned a few things along the way. I like how they used leather for the lining, and I wanted to, but the customer wanted the material that you see... the original material is not leather, but instead a coated cloth that eventually gets sticky and peels off. YinTx
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Jarednem, I wish I knew. I bought it from a gentleman in Yoakum, Tx who had a number of items, I also bought my Osborne calipers from him. Perhaps you know which shop closed down around a year or two ago? The next time I'm in Yoakum, I intend to ask him, I forgot to do so when I bought it off of him, I like to know the history of stuff! Hopefully, he remembers... YinTx -
Jarednem, It is a no name brand I bought off of ebay a year ago, March/April time frame. YinTx -
Thanks for that, Gmace99. As you know, making a video and posting it takes some time and effort, so I appreciate when others are able to pick up some tid bit from it. I have learned many things from your videos that I have not picked up in the hundreds of other videos I've watched on the subject of leather work! YinTx
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Re-Lining A Louis Vuitton Bucket Bag
YinTx replied to YinTx's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Considering I had to line up all the original holes to stitch by hand, I did have to fight every stitch, but I think you are on to something there. The original appeared to use basting tape to hold the liner to the bag before stitching, and then the leather binding was added at the end. I did lightly glue the liner to the canvas, then stitched, then had to stitch the binder without glue in order to properly line up the holes. Not sure how I would do it differently, but I wasn't entirely happy with the way the binder seated - not as straight as I would have liked. If I could have figured a good way to glue it into place, I would have. There was a whole lot of trying to hold a lot of things in line prior to stitching, and not a simple task. Definitely a job for a machine and some glue, and not try to retain all the original bits! YinTx -
Re-Lining A Louis Vuitton Bucket Bag
YinTx replied to YinTx's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
I suspect stitching the binding on would do the trick but I attempted to be true to the original construction as much as I could. I suppose it could help take the stress off of the binding stitch, and prevent it from pulling through the thin leather there, but not sure. This was the first one I have done like this too, so I'm no expert. Perhaps someone that does this regularly could chime in? YinTx -
So a good friend asked me to repair her LV Bucket bag, as the "Alcantara" lining had turned sticky and started peeling, as these purses are apparently apt to do. She wanted to maintain all the original leather pieces so the "patina" on the Vaschetta leather would match, which made repairing difficult. She also wanted a canvas style lining, so I used a cream colored Duck Cloth. all the hardware had to be scrubbed clean of the sticky material that came off of the lining. I used Fil Au Chinois 532 Jaune thread, saddle stitched. For the lining to LV canvas, I used 138 Bonded Poly thread, stitched by hand again. Comments and suggestions welcomed! YinTx
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Black Dogg, I'm fully aware of Mr. Armitage's excellent videos, and have enjoyed them thoroughly and learned from them immensely. Never had any intention to upstage any of his teachings, but there were some requests to see how I was doing my stitching; so I made a brief video to share. Nothing more, nothing less, thanks for watching it! YinTx
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And then there's the other dimension: the width. Had a recent customer want a 1.5" belt width, I asked twice to make sure, yeppers, he wanted that 1.5" width. So I spent time and effort to hand stitch it all nice, delivered it, punched the hole onsite custom to the customer's request. Called back 1 week later to see how it was working out... lo and behold, he can't get it to fit any of his other pants. Turns out he's wearing dress slacks all the time, and 1.5" just wont pass through the loops! So he hasn't used it at all. The buckle didn't make any difference at all in that instance! Might be making that one over again, but 1.25" instead. YinTx
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So I managed to get a video up a little sooner than I expected... see if this answers your questions? http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=69128 YinTx -
Just a quick video for those asking how I am stitching my leather. Just one of many techniques I have learned in the last year I have been doing leather work. I am using Coats Barbour 18/3 Ecru linen thread. This is a 3.38mm stitching iron making the marks, and using a 35mm Vergez Blanchard Awl. I get a very nice separated angled stitch with this technique. For straight stitches or angled stitches that the thread stays touching, I use different methods. Hopefully the link works. YinTx
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From the album: Straps, Belts, Watches
work in progress, new stitching irons, blue crystals, .8mm Tiger thread.. stepping out of my comfort zone! YinTx© YinTx
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Knights Templar Inspired Holster
YinTx replied to Boriqua's topic in Gun Holsters, Rifle Slings and Knife Sheathes
Wow, that rocks. Just sayin. Thanks for sharing! YinTx -
JLS, I'm a little confused. I think your downloadable instructions say "For most holsters, we like a total of about 8 or 9 ounce leather thickness. Our patterns state the weight of leather used for the model shown. This is the total thickness desired, and can be single-ply piece that thick, or some combination of thinner pieces adding up to that thickness..." Your comment says 7 or 8 oz, so is that total, or each ply? I ask only because I am contemplating a holster, and when I went to a gun show this past weekend, I picked up a number of them. The 7 oz total weight holsters seemed pretty flimsy to me, like they might not hold the gun for very long or very effectively. I can understand not wanting to haul around a thick holster IWB all day, and trying to avoid printing, but it still seemed inadequate. Photos I see on this site of holsters I've admired appear significantly thicker, like 8 oz per ply. I think I only saw one remotely close to that, and the gentleman was asking $140 for it, vs. the $65 for the others. Build quality warranted his price point, especially sitting on a table next to the other vendor's er... stuff. I also must say the attention to details on even the most modest of holsters I have seen on this site blow away everything I saw for sale there. Including some NOS Bianchi holsters still in the package - I was frankly disappointed, considering the name and reputation, I had expected something on an entirely different level. Thanks also for providing the templates gratis. I have other templates, but its nice to have choices! and instructions. YinTx
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It is a regular saddle stitch as far as I know, I use two needles and an awl. Not sure what a half stitch is. I think the biggest thing for me to get the separation is size and angle of the hole relative to the size of the thread. I think folks consider this a "French" style stitch, as compared to the "British" style stitch where the threads touch but maintain the angled aesthetic. The "American" stitch seems to be set in a groove and have a straight lay. I've been working to get any of the three looks, and maintain the same look on the backside of the stitch. Has not been easy to figure out without some direct instruction - an apprenticeship would have probably made things much easier! I have tried making a video, with varying degrees of success. When I get an opportunity, I will try to post one, it may be a few weeks... YinTx
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Wow, that was a whole lot of work, and really nicely done! Thanks so much for sharing, I hope to see more of your work! Inspirational for me, I've been considering making rifle cases for some time now! YinTx
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I think you are right. and I've heard that Fred Moreau makes good clams... thanks for the info! YinTx -
The top has smaller marks from the pricking iron than the bottom, and is 7SPI vs 4mm. Both use the same thread, but different stitching technique. I don't have anything to stitch just now, but when I do, what are you looking for in the video, retiredff? YinTx
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From the album: Straps, Belts, Watches
Finally made one for myself. Changed my stitching, which one do you all like better, top or bottom? YinTx© YinTx
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From the album: Straps, Belts, Watches
Altered my technique again. I think I like it, but not settled yet... Made this one for myself, finally! YinTx© YinTx
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Carved Long Wallet; Theme "birds"
YinTx replied to Zapee's topic in Purses, Wallets, Belts and Miscellaneous Pocket Items
Hahahah... normally, I'm a sucker for staring at the stitching to see if there is something I can learn from to improve my own work. This time, I was so entranced with the imagery in the leather that I didn't even realize it was stitched until I read the comments! Great work, and the stitching is pretty dang good too, so no frettin there! thanks for sharing! YinTx -
Colin, Thanks for the positive comment, yes I agree lining items makes them look more finished, but also more difficult to make (and more expensive to make). But each item I do is art for me, not production runs, so I try to make what is pleasing to my eye first and foremost. Sometimes I get it right, sometimes not so right. YinTx -
A lot. and I just finished stitching another black and blue belt for myself, changed it up again. Hard to describe details, but basically how I used the awl, the pricking iron I used to mark the leather, and the order of the needles/thread as well as how I snugged the stitch into the hole. I'll put pics up when I've finished trimming the loose ends and punching the hole for the buckle. YinTx
