Simplejack1985 Report post Posted November 26 Remake of a green book cover I made for one of my old soldiers stationed in italy. Post office was kind enough to loose the last one for me. I used 2 kinds of italian veg tan, pig skin lining with tiger thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herbie Report post Posted November 26 Very nice! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted November 26 Nice work. Looks great. Did you use 2 different colors of thread? Or is my eyes deceiving me. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brokenolmarine Report post Posted November 26 I'm guessing two threads, skipped stitched. Cool idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simplejack1985 Report post Posted November 26 3 hours ago, Herbie said: Very nice! 2 hours ago, DieselTech said: Nice work. Looks great. Did you use 2 different colors of thread? Or is my eyes deceiving me. Thanks. 2 hours ago, Brokenolmarine said: I'm guessing two threads, skipped stitched. Cool idea. Thankyou. And I joined two different color threads and saddle stitched it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DieselTech Report post Posted November 26 How the heck did you get the colors to alternate if 2 threads were joined? I'm amazed & baffled. Very cool thou. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RidgebackCustoms Report post Posted November 26 I'm guessing 2 threads knotted together and saddle-stitched. I'm curious how you did the thread terminations. I've done something similar, but the thread terminations gave it away. Wondering if you found a way to terminate them hidden/cleanly? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dikman Report post Posted November 26 Very nice work. You must have been just a tad annoyed at losing the other one after all that work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simplejack1985 Report post Posted November 26 5 hours ago, DieselTech said: How the heck did you get the colors to alternate if 2 threads were joined? I'm amazed & baffled. Very cool thou. 2 hours ago, RidgebackCustoms said: I'm guessing 2 threads knotted together and saddle-stitched. I'm curious how you did the thread terminations. I've done something similar, but the thread terminations gave it away. Wondering if you found a way to terminate them hidden/cleanly? 2 hours ago, dikman said: Very nice work. You must have been just a tad annoyed at losing the other one after all that work. Do each color 2 x with a little extra the length of the project. Use first color for length then pull the 2nd color same length, thread each end normal. The take the opposite cor and go 3/4" of the opposite color pierce and seat the needle again with each. Pull taunt. It will create a min joining knot do not cut the ends. Pull even lengths as normal.through the first whole. Center the knot do not cut the excess. Saddle stitch and it will alternate colors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Djw872 Report post Posted December 2 Looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted December 2 Not the same at all but you can get a similar look on the machine by deliberately loosening the bobbin tension. Great job by the way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toxo Report post Posted December 2 I should have added, "When using a different colour in the bobbin". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RidgebackCustoms Report post Posted Friday at 03:47 PM On 11/26/2024 at 6:53 PM, Simplejack1985 said: Center the knot do not cut the excess. Saddle stitch and it will alternate colors. At the end of your stitch line do you backstitch? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DavidNolan Report post Posted 19 hours ago (edited) It looks incredible. You made it high quality Edited 19 hours ago by DavidNolan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
