Lacing a Basketweave

[Teagan]

When lacing two pieces of leather together with a basket weave do you overlap the two pieces or butt them end to end? I'm recovering a solo seat for a Superglide so it's going to have a thicker foam like the seats that Roger does.

This is going to be my first seat, and I'm new to leatherworking.

[rickeyfro]

When lacing two pieces of leather together with a basket weave do you overlap the two pieces or butt them end to end? I'm recovering a solo seat for a Superglide so it's going to have a thicker foam like the seats that Roger does.

This is going to be my first seat, and I'm new to leatherworking.

Teagan, I use mexican round braid on all my solo seat and never overlap. Rick

Edited September 11, 2009 by rickeyfro

[David]

Teagan,

I try to have my front and back just touching or just shy of touching, but in making a seat like roger makes, you will want a front and side piece rather than a front and back like a typical solo seat with 1/2" to 1" padding. Look at Roger's tutorial he uses approx 6 oz for the front and 3 oz for the side. The type of seat that I make is a springer solo rather than a frame mount solo.

Hope that helps.

Dave

[Teagan]

I've gone through Roger's tutorial 8-10 time now. It looks like he overlapped the top and the side, but he also did a different type of lacing. I didn't know if it would be different for different types of lacing.

[David]

I've gone through Roger's tutorial 8-10 time now. It looks like he overlapped the top and the side, but he also did a different type of lacing. I didn't know if it would be different for different types of lacing.

Touching or not touching is not that important, as long as you keep the holes close and use wide lace. You won't, or SHOULDN'T see the edges of the leather.

Dave