Handstitching

[leatherman1457]

being of one that hate to use a sewing machine I use a stiching prick to make the holes. it give me the proper spacing. if the leather is to thick i use one of two ways. i go over the over the prick hole with a diamond awl or i use a drill press with a 1/16 " drill bit. Once i have all of my holes, stitch with even pressure when pulling the stitch and then i use an overstich wheel to go over the stitching to set and straighten the stitch to give it that professional look. I make bracelets and i need to have that professional look and that is how i do it. If you are using a 6 spi stitching prick use a 6 overstitch wheel.it works

[Lippy]

Here are a few articles, tutorials, on stitching that are really worth reading. The Capgun Kid must be a shy kid as he's the one who wrote 'em. Perhaps we could encourage him to post a few photos and tell us more.

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=38276

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=39449

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=39815

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=40851

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=38679

Have fun reading!

[Jim]

I am currently working on a shoulder holster and put a stitch groove on one side of my leather, but not the front side on part of the project. I used a diamond shaped awl blade (usually I use a dremel with the smallest bit I can find). I used a stitching wheel to space the holes and poked the awl blade thru the leather on my workbench (straight down - I thought). When I stitched my project the stitching looked great (best I've done) on the side I put the stitching groove into, but the other side looks ok (not very pretty) and kind of uneven.

How can one side look great and the other not so good?

Please let me know how to correct this problem I am having, so both sides look good.

Thanks,

Vikefan,

There's a hundred ways to do this and they ALL work, but 99 of them require practice as suggested. Practice, however requires a full scrap box to meet an end.

I recommend you draw out the stitch marks on the Pattern Template and then pre-mark them on the leather with a scratch awl. Then you can pre-punch all the holes on both sides and when you sew the holster or other item together, everything lines up and looks like you want it to. . . . without the over-flowing scrap box.

Jim

[RandyScott]

I am unable to open the articles referenced in post #12. Is it me?

[Hilly]

I am unable to open the articles referenced in post #12. Is it me?

Nope! Not you. I can't open them, either.

[Leather Bum]

These links should work:

http://www.gunfighter.com/cgi-bin/bbs/cowboy-a/cowboy-a.cgi?read=38276

http://www.gunfighter.com/cgi-bin/bbs/cowboy-a/cowboy-a.cgi?read=39449

http://www.gunfighter.com/cgi-bin/bbs/cowboy-a/cowboy-a.cgi?read=39815

http://www.gunfighter.com/cgi-bin/bbs/cowboy-a/cowboy-a.cgi?read=40851

http://www.gunfighter.com/cgi-bin/bbs/cowboy-a/cowboy-a.cgi?read=38679

L'Bum

[thecapgunkid]

These links should work:

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=38276

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=39449

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=39815

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=40851

http://www.gunfighte....cgi?read=38679

L'Bum

Jingles Christmas! I just took a look at these articles for the first time since I had 'em published in The Cowboy Chronicle. Forgot about 'em altogether. The e-mail shown is incorrect because we moved out of Connecticut about five years ago and now live in Pittsburgh. The better e-mail is gjgeiger@zoominternet.net.

Has anybody out there been using a pre-tapered thread? If so, where d'you get it?

Thanks, and,

Don't shoot yore y\eye out, kid

The Capgun Kid