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I was gonna post some pics of my latest test but I'm not yet happy with the results. I didn't preform it properly and the joint is not good yet, the dowel I used was too big and the leather didn't wrap around completely. Actually, regarding the precission of the ring measurements required it might be hard to find the right dowers. I'm investigating if 3D printing would be an option to create custom dowels. I need to improve the cutting of the leather as well since the only thing I have right now are scissors... I used thinner thread which makes it nicer and learnt a bunch of things. I must try with curved needles because it is hard to do the butt-stitch on the center part of the ring. I hope I can post the result of my next test :-)

@Sona: Wow! That's a great illustration how it would look with the skiving. Yeah as DavidL mentioned the edges are a problem with the leather I have. At this point that's the leather I can get. Thanks for the exception Sona! @DavidL I'll use an awl, it will be much easier to find.

Such a helpful forum! Some comments mention the "drying" of the leather as an important phase. But in order to dry it must be wet. Excuse my ignorance, but should I wet the leather with water, beer, wine, .. ? :-) I'll try butt stitch and also also skiving to see what I can do "better" I need to find some adequate tool for skiving.

Halitech and Sona, thanks for the hints! I did a search for butt-stitch and got some nice sources to learn more about it. Note that I buy the leather completely finished and then just cut it to make the rings. This is what I'm using for my tests: http://www.curtidoscarrasco.com/2816-thickbox_default/perfil-de-piel-de-1-5-cm-en-beige.jpg Sona, yeah it was stitched dry. I can't find much about preforming in the forum, though I know what it means in principle. I could actually make some "moulders" and place the rings (not stitched) inside so they would start taking the final shape. But do you mean I should treat them somehow, place them inside the moulder and let them dry there? Then stitch? Cutting at a 5 degrees angle might be challenging because the leather is quite thin, about 2 mm, but I get the point and defenitely it should help with the joint if I can get some angle there. I have to play with that. Also the thread I've used is far to thick, I have to find something better. Cheers and thanks again.

Hello, I'm trying to make rings out of leather. As you'll find out from the pics below I'm a complete amateur, so I'll appreciate any hint to improve the end result. The biggest problem I have is finding the right technique to put the leather sides together to make the circle. I've been doing tests but since I'm not familiar with sewing techniques the result is far from acceptable. Would anyone point me in the right direction regarding sewing that? Any videos, tutorials, best tools to use, type of thread, etc would be greatly appreciated. I've been also considering glue by using a piece of fabric on the inside, so if anyone has any suggestions to get the job done I'll be happy to hear. Thanks in advance. Here's one of my tests.