Basic Saddle Stitch Tutorial By Nigel Armitage

[kodiakthejuggler]

Love watching Nigel's videos! Very informative, a pleasure to watch a master work, and his sense of humor is great!

I'm itching to start hand stitching using Nigel's method, though I won't be able to afford a pricking iron for some time. So I'll start with the overstitich wheel.

Also, I loved the idea of the log station, so I went and found myself a great log! Lucky my girlfriend's dad owns a big back yard and a chainsaw... I rolled it to the car, took it home and removed the bark. Still have to level it out on top and bottom. I decided to just make a stitching clamp myself! Though I'm still not sure how to connect it to the log. Hey, Nigel, could you maybe post an image of the clamp straight on? The side images just don't show enough to explain how it works. But I'm a complete novice, so I apologise for the nagging questions!

[Dangerous Beans]

Love watching Nigel's videos! Very informative, a pleasure to watch a master work, and his sense of humor is great!

I'm itching to start hand stitching using Nigel's method, though I won't be able to afford a pricking iron for some time. So I'll start with the overstitich wheel.

Also, I loved the idea of the log station, so I went and found myself a great log! Lucky my girlfriend's dad owns a big back yard and a chainsaw... I rolled it to the car, took it home and removed the bark. Still have to level it out on top and bottom. I decided to just make a stitching clamp myself! Though I'm still not sure how to connect it to the log. Hey, Nigel, could you maybe post an image of the clamp straight on? The side images just don't show enough to explain how it works. But I'm a complete novice, so I apologise for the nagging questions!

Don't apologise for asking questions, I wouldn't post if I minded answering them.

I shall take some detailed images and stick a post up on the log.

Nigel's log... Stitch date 28042013

Contacted by alien culture for schematics on temporary docking device.

This culture seem far more advanced than anticipated.

Perhaps classifying the the Starbucks matter as an invasion was incorrect.

Beginning to regret deploying the Morgan.

Will continue to monitor.

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[Jax]

Nige, you are crazy, I love it , thanks for all the info & fun

[Harag]

Nige, you are crazy, I love it , thanks for all the info & fun

Agree - some good ole British humour.

I can't wait to see the photos Nige as well as the log idea you have in your workshop is great. Pity I don't have room to "swing a cat" at my current dwellings. BTW nige - can we have more of the dog saying hello in the upcoming videos.

[holmchicken]

This was incredibly helpful, thanks!

[Mike 257]

Nigel , the videos are great, Im an absolute beginer in the process of buying my first sewing machine but I think its absolutly necessary for me to know how to handstitch as well. Before watching the video I had no idea how hand stitching was done .

Thank you very much !

[Feraud]

A big thank you to Nigel and everyone who contributed to this thread. I've taken my first steps in saddle stitching (a wallet) and this thread has helped a lot!

[minimal Oz]

Thanks Nigel, this is a great tutorial!

[Chris Hill]

Another thanks from a newbie! I've been wondering about the differences in final result between using an expensive pricking iron, a cheap pricking iron, and an over stitch wheel. What I'm gathering from your last post was that the final result will be the same, since the awl is really making the hole. The only difference would be ease of the work?

[Grey Drakkon]

I'm on my lunch break at work and my speakers don't work, so out of curiosity I clicked on the cc button to see if I could follow along. LOL if you want a real laugh try muting it and watching with the cc on and see if you can make sense of it, I lost it when it mentioned palastinian police and sushi. ;D I'll definitely re-watch them when I have the sound working.