Nubs

Welcome, please enjoy your time here. Lots to see and learn.

I have this Normandy Linen which is wet spun linen (16/2, 16/4, 40/2). It comes unwaxed but I have been able to wax it nicely to prevent fraying and untwisting. I know thread is two or more tightly twisted yarn but at what point does yarn truly become thread? I see 3 ply thread, and I see 3 ply yarn. How tight does thread have to be? My apologies if this is going right over my head but why couldn't you just use 2 or 3 ply waxed yarn if it was thin enough for leather work? I think some sites call this yarn but it reminds me of unwaxed twisted polyester thread. Could I realistically use it for hand stitching? I feel like I could. I wish every country would just follow 1 way of measuring fibers, yarns, threads and fabrics.

Welcome! Endless possibilities with leather.

Sorry forgot to mention I am a University student albeit still with limited leather working experience. I enjoy jumping into stuff head first though not under the illusion the task will be easy. The last few years have flown by and I have pursued quite literally nothing until inspiration for this struck me hard. Deerskin is quite honestly my favorite (must be a proud northerner)and it's cheap here. Very good advice on wallet making, fun yet the final product is durable and can have a personal touch. I think I have watched the entire libraries of Weaver leather, Tandy leather, Stock & Barrel, Little King Goods, Corter Leather, and cosplayers making gloves among others. No such thing as too much knowledge but I am at the point where I just need to practice, I will check out Nigel though. I will start with cheaper materials and I expect lots of errors as I learn. Everyone around me is becoming addicted to vaping and video games so I figured I could spend my money elsewhere. I will have to check out Yue Fung it seems like quality thread and Fil au Chinois is just gold. I recently got these samples from a company called Maine Thread and will be purchasing some later (not for my gloves). I am also grabbing some threads from China just to play around with (flat, round, colors, sizing, length). The only thing that keeps me awake at night is how glove makers source their lining.They probably get wholesale prices for the cashmere/wool blend knit from China and the UK but nobody wants to give their secrets. Oh well... haha

Thanks for the help. I love good reads. Yup I purchased a few gloves from China and besides a few bad stitches, thinner material and questionable qc they come out pretty decent for a fraction of the price of big brands. I mostly want to do this for an ultimate challenge. I don't know of many people pursuing this (if any) in my area so it's exciting to do something different. By no means do I think this will be a walk in the park. Sadly many companies have gone out of business, a good example of the changing times would be Gloversville, New York.

I agree, brands are just names. What I am interested in are the legacies and master craftsmen many of those places carry.

Hello everyone, couldn't hold back my excitement! I have been following leather working for about 2 years and recently jumped on board. I love the smell/feel of leather and I love watching others make items out of leather. 1. After school my focus is going to be custom gloves, basically those hand stitched gentlemen/ladies ones that were more popular years ago. In my spare time I would like to pursue other exotic leather small goods. My inspirations are: Hestra, Dents, Chester Jefferies, Hungant, Fratelli Orsini, Fort Belvedere, as well as Canadian locals like Hides in hand, Raber gloves, and Shawcross bros (sorry can't list them all). My intention is not to make rip-offs but to learn the craft by using videos and reverse engineering. I have been experimenting with leather samples from companies (Londsdale, Buckskin, Chester Jefferies) to find the leather, thread type, and glove linings I like. -My top leathers being peccary, deerskin, carpincho and lamb with all being 0.5-1.2mm thick. Sourcing CITES hides from South America may prove a challenge. -My threads of choice being linen and nylon (undecided size). -My choice for glove liners being cashmere and alpaca with experimentation of others down the line. 2. How I got interested in all this Motorcycle gloves and my first briefcase introduced me to leather. Going against my parents wishes, paying for crazy high insurance costs for riding a sport, and becoming consumed with brands like Dainese, Held, Alpinestars, Joe Rocket. Klim, and Icon. I don't know if it's precisely the day I tried on a custom leather track suit, found my favorite pair of racing boots/gloves or just simply discovered the versatility of leather that grabbed my attention. Lastly I recently got a briefcase from an auction at a steal of a price. The briefcase was brand new and made from veg-tan from Italy. My first gloves from a German company called Held. These are Phantom 2 gloves (Cowhide, Kangaroo, Stingray, titanium, kevlar) and my leather briefcase from Piquadro Italy. I hope to record my process or at least the finished products on here so I may discover other glove makers. No dreams of profiting from my work for a while just having fun with family and friends.