cowboy bowhunter Report post Posted July 18, 2012 Im wondering what is the best western stuff to start making? Spur straps, Chaps, Chinks? My problem is it will be all hand sewing. Im learning tooling so i would want to put tooling on them too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
electrathon Report post Posted July 18, 2012 Wallets and belts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mlapaglia Report post Posted July 18, 2012 Agreed, wallets and belts. Once you have saddle stitched a belt you will know how to saddle stitch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboy bowhunter Report post Posted July 18, 2012 Thanks. I have been tooling on some belly leather i got cheep. I figured why mess up anything good to start with. I did get a wallet in the kit i got to start with so ill start with that. Stupid newby question what is saddle stitch? is that the stitch you see that looks like a sewing machine did it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Report post Posted July 18, 2012 No it is a stitch that looks like a saddler or harnessmaker did it. The 301 lock stitch locks in the needle hole, but the top thread stays on top and the bobbin thread stays on the bottom. The needle forms a loop that the hook or shuttle passes around the bobbin thread, when the machine pulls up the thread, the bobbin thread is pulled up into the leather. With the saddle stitch, the threads pass by each other in the leather and the top thread is alternatively on the top and then the bottom for every other stitch, ditto the bottom thread. The stitch is made with a saddler's awl for making the hole, and two harness needles (blunt) for each end of the thread. Art Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
