Members Leather Repair Center Posted July 12 Members Report Posted July 12 Looks great! I always wanted to make my leather belt. Thank you for the inspiration! Quote Leather Repair Center offers expert mobile restoration for furniture, auto interiors, RVs, and more. We specialize in leather repair in San Francisco.
Members Mulesaw Posted July 12 Author Members Report Posted July 12 @JDFred Thanks for the nice comment :-) Brgds Jonas Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted July 12 Author Members Report Posted July 12 @TonyV Thanks, I really missed my stitching horse, so I had to go about it by stabbing all the holes first, which is also doable, but I prefer to do it the other way :-) I have started wearing it, and so far I have avoided it getting too dirty Brgds Jonas Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted July 12 Author Members Report Posted July 12 7 minutes ago, Leather Repair Center said: Looks great! I always wanted to make my leather belt. Thank you for the inspiration! Thanks for the nice comment. Glad to be able to inspire a bit. The only thing I would like to have done a bit differently is that I would have liked the leather to be a bit thinner. It really is a hefty belt. But it was the thickness of leather that I just had brought with me, so I guess I'll just have to wear it till it softens. Brgds Jonas Quote
Members jcuk Posted July 13 Members Report Posted July 13 Nice work on the stitching without a clam, I love hand stitching things no matter how tedious it can seem to be at times once I get into it, music playing in the back round or listening to the TMS ( Test Match Special ) its Cricket commentary. What is the spi you have used. Regards JCUK Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted July 13 Author Members Report Posted July 13 @jcuk Thanks for the nice comment :-) To me it is also sort of a relaxing experience to sew it, just one stitch at the time, a bit like a zen moment I guess? Out here there is no pressure on speed, and it isn't like wrestling a saddle trying sew on a new girth strap in where they put the fabric strap so high up under the flap that you can't see what youy are doing. Nope, this is just pure straight down the road and new leather etc :-) I rarely listen to anything while I am working, just never gotten into it. I tried to listen to some historical podcasts, and that worked pretty well, but I like quiet time, being able to hear my Newfoundland dog sigh or snore next to me. I have used 4.5 SPI, It is the coarsest wheel on my stitch roller. Given that it is a fairly thick thread (1 mm), I think it looks good with a bold large stitch. Brgds Jonas Quote
Members TomE Posted July 14 Members Report Posted July 14 That's a handsome belt! I like the transition of the decorative stitching, continuing to the ends of the belt. Quote
Members Mulesaw Posted July 14 Author Members Report Posted July 14 5 hours ago, TomE said: That's a handsome belt! I like the transition of the decorative stitching, continuing to the ends of the belt. Thanks Tom, I had seen that continuation sewing somewhere on this forum, and I immediately liked it, Brgds Jonas Quote
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