Holes in leather

[Frodo]

I have a sewing machine for leather at times I want  the look of hand stitch At these times I remove the thread from my machine and use it to make my holes, then use my awl as I sew

does anyone else do this?

[Dwight]

There's two of us for sure.

Sometimes I use mostly my Tippmann Boss for that . . . as I can EXACTLY  place the stitch where I want it.

Had to do that for a holster last week.  Turned out looking really good . . . at least that was my opinion.

It was for a little FIE .22 revolver . . . and so help me . . . I could easily have made a holster for a S&W 29 . . . 6 inch barrel . . . easier and quicker than that little rascal.

May God bless,

Dwight

[badhatter1005]

My reply is exactly the same as Dwight's. I use my Tippmann Boss hand crank machine and make the holes. I then use a stitch pony and thicker thread and use the saddle stitch method. It works beautifully and gives the precision of a sewing machine but the look of a hand stitch. Basically just listen to Dwight because he is a genius.

[Northmount]

Moved this thread to Sewing Leather.

[dikman]

That makes four of us! I discovered that little trick not long after I started leatherwork, my little machine couldn't sew leather but it could punch little holes. Made my saddlestitching much easier (and neater).

[AlZilla]

I've thought about it but never actually done it. To me, I just thought it'd be better than all that tedious hole punching!