Pet peeves - Ugh!

[SUP]

We all have our pet peeves. I wonder if there are some that are more 'popular' as pet peeves than others.

These are mine - first and foremost - finishing the edges!

I don't mind veg tanned leather - that is actually simple compared to finishing the edges of chrome tanned leather. That, no matter how smooth, looks tacky. So it ends up being a beautiful product with tacky edges, at least to my eyes. And I do match colors etc. as much as I can too.

Another one? Bought patterns in which the stitching holes are always too big for the recommended thread - so I match the color well and it looks like an item with lines of holes everywhere!!!

Used to be cutting leather but now, with my trusty box cutter, I am delighted. My beautiful, expensive, round knives have pride of place on the wall, looking pretty...

Love to hear what all of you have as pet peeves.

[fredk]

One I can think of; on bought-in patterns with prepared sewing holes marked, the holes don't align 

[SUP]

Oh yes! Forgot that one. 

[Sheilajeanne]

21 hours ago, fredk said:

One I can think of; on bought-in patterns with prepared sewing holes marked, the holes don't align 

Yep, that ones a beaut! Terrible PITA!

Bought a Tandy kit once where the dome fastener was on the wrong side of the leather...  Haven't made that particular kit yet, but will just cut out a new piece of leather (it's a SMALL piece, fortunately) and put a dome facing the correct way. Hopefully, it will match with the female part of the dome it's supposed to fit into.

Edited February 9, 2024 by Sheilajeanne

[SUP]

Thank you @Sheilajeanne I will watch out. I was just wondering whether to buy one of their kits. 

[Dwight]

My favorite peeve is buying a beautiful piece of leather (regardless of where) . . . grabbing it later for a project . . . and finding a "hard" place in it . . . just exactly in THE wrong place for the project I've already started cutting for.

I work around it . . . but it burns my gizzard.

May God bless,

Dwight

[SUP]

@Dwight When I came across my first one,  my knife ran over the ruler and ... blood sacrifice.  How can we recognize these? Only when cutting? and what are they, these hard areas? 

[Sheilajeanne]

2 hours ago, SUP said:

Thank you @Sheilajeanne I will watch out. I was just wondering whether to buy one of their kits. 

This was a kit for a change purse they were discontinuing, so I think they didn't care anymore. I also had trouble getting the holes to line up, which is probably why I haven't done the other kit I bought. I did notice the problem with the dome, though.

I haven't had too many problems with Tandy kits. The leather sometimes isn't the best quality, and they punch REALLY large holes in the projects. You won't like the holes if you're planning to sew, BUT if you're lacing, your poor, blistered fingers will sometimes wish the holes were even bigger! 

Edited February 9, 2024 by Sheilajeanne

[Dwight]

1 hour ago, SUP said:

@Dwight When I came across my first one,  my knife ran over the ruler and ... blood sacrifice.  How can we recognize these? Only when cutting? and what are they, these hard areas? 

If you find out the answers . . .  let me know . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

[SUP]

  @Sheilajeanne Looks like Tandy hopes people who prefer either will buy their kits.!

@Dwight  I know why you laughed! There is nothing about it online! Hmmm.  I wonder if anyone on this site can enlighten us...