my handsewing technique

[Monticore]

i learned my hand sewing from online tutorials but i don't seem to be getting the finish i want.

i might be the prsssure i use ot technique but my back side looks like this,

but i want it to looks like this

pic borrowed

[Rayban]

i learned my hand sewing from online tutorials but i don't seem to be getting the finish i want.

i might be the prsssure i use ot technique but my back side looks like this,

but i want it to looks like this

pic borrowed

I would suggest to make sure your awl stabs are at the same angle as you go around the curve....like this ///////////////.......

Also concentrate on the stabs being perpendicular to the surface of the leather....

You seemed to get it right on the right hand side of your picture.....but it looks like you just took your eye off the ball on the left side......

[Rawhide]

They key is absolute consistency. You have to do the exact same thing the exact same way each and every time, or the result will be different.. for instance if you stab a hole and put the left needle in first and the right needle behind the thread in the hole, then you have to do it that way throughout.

My suggestion would be to start with Al Stohlman's, The Art of Handsewing Leather...Hands down the best instruction out there.

[Monticore]

i actualy was using a angled thonging chisel , but i get the same results wheater is use my awl/chisels etc..

the technique i use or i thinbk i am using i got from this online tutorial

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19963

but i don't seem to get the looks other strap makers get , like more sepration between stitches etc..

cory

[Monticore]

i actualy was using a angled thonging chisel , but i get the same results wheater is use my awl/chisels etc..

the technique i use or i thinbk i am using i got from this online tutorial

http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?t=19963

but i don't seem to get the looks other strap makers get , like more sepration between stitches etc..

cory

also the bottom picture is borrowed from another maker

[Monticore]

well i just found another tutorial on youtube adn i tired his technique and i am getting the reulst shown in the lower pic, so i guess i was doing wrong/different.

cory

[Echo4V]

could you post a link to that youtube tutorial? I'd like to see it.

Thanks

David

[Rawhide]

First thing,

the second photo in the tutorial you posted shows the angle of the blade incorrectly...The flat of the blade, should be parallel with the edge of the project.

Also, I don't create the knot inside of each hole until the last stitch. I think this is a useless step in each hole, because the next stitch will lock the previous stitch in place and it won't unravel even if the cord breaks.

Otherwise these are fairly good instructions.

[Monticore]

this is the one i looked at , i was making a knot in everyhole which kept me from getting them to sit the way they should.

cory

[RMB Custom Leather]

i learned my hand sewing from online tutorials but i don't seem to be getting the finish i want.

i might be the prsssure i use ot technique but my back side looks like this,

but i want it to looks like this

pic borrowed

Try the rotatory punch to punch holes then sew much easier but does look different.