Jackrabbit Overlay

[WScott]

It will be hand stitched. Glue wouldn't be as aesthetically pleasing as a contrasting stitch, plus I tend to always make a mess with glue. I'll show it as it progresses, but it will be a long wait I'm afraid. Much of my "free" time is eaten up by Scouts and projects in the summer, so I don't get to do much with leather.

Ok so now another question....with a piece so small and detailed, how do you stitch it to the project without it being obvious or destroying the rabbit's fine detail?

ie where will you put the stitches to hold it on the notebook as the rabbit already has nice stitching around it.

I have seen a AL Stohlmann book where he had fine hand stiching holding a horse emblem onto a saddle with a really fine thread, but wondered about strength.

Thanks, Scott

[WinterBear]

Well, it's not stitched yet, and when it is stitched, the thread will be part of the design and a contrasting color. Those marks are where the stitching will be, and where I've marked the stitching holes. I didn't use a groover to mark the stitch lines as I didn't want to remove any of the grain and potentially weaken the thin parts, like the base of the ears and the legs, so the stitch lines are just beveled in. It is also a very thick piece of leather, and was lightly hammered and well burnished before being cut out to compress the grain and make it tougher.

[WScott]

Oh right, now I see the stitching holes are empty

Sorry my bad

[DoubleC]

LOL, I thought they were laced too. Cheryl

[jmkjmk2]

Great looking rabbit