Frodo Report post Posted September 14, 2023 This design is not mine it is from a shoe called Florsheim I am intrigued by using a hole punch to make a design on leather Has anyone here done this and if you have please show your finished product Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billybopp Report post Posted September 14, 2023 Search the site for Brogue - There have been a number of folks that have made wallets and other things. Broguing punches are available now, but they weren't always readily available so folks used two sizes of hole punches and manually laid them out for some of those older things! It's a great look! - Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frodo Report post Posted September 14, 2023 53 minutes ago, billybopp said: Search the site for Brogue - There have been a number of folks that have made wallets and other things. Broguing punches are available now, but they weren't always readily available so folks used two sizes of hole punches and manually laid them out for some of those older things! It's a great look! - Bill Thanks Billy I am toying with using 2 punches and a border of sewing machine holes without thread i need to make a jig so the holes will be equally spaced Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted September 15, 2023 A sort of similar technique I have used before is a small wad punch for designs on wrist bands with a coloured leather lining underneath that can be seen through the holes. So yeh, it should look quite good. Never knew what that technique was called until now. HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Burkhardt Report post Posted September 15, 2023 You were mia for awhile, thought maybe you spilled stain on the wife's floor again and she had buried you out back somewhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klara Report post Posted September 15, 2023 My last Christmas market, my leatherworker neighbour was stamping little pieces of leather out of a small strap. The holes were spaced so regularly that I wondered whether he was making leather disks or a strap with holes. He needed the disks for making earrings and was throwing the rest away. So I suggested to make sure that the waste strap looks nice, leave enough leather at the end and put a fastener on it to make a bracelet. It was the first one that sold the next morning... The poor guy took quite some time to get over the idea that now he was selling his waste leather as well... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted September 15, 2023 On 9/14/2023 at 2:52 PM, Frodo said: I am toying with using 2 punches and a border of sewing machine holes without thread i need to make a jig so the holes will be equally spaced If your extra holes are bigger that 2mm, get two of the hole punches and wrap duct tape around them. Start the punching with double holes, then singles, using the last hole made to put one of the punches in to keep the spacing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
