Small Leather Pouches.

[Wanderinstar]

I want to make some small pouches to carry tea, coffee, sugar and the like. I have some thin suede type leather that I intend to use. Question is what needle, thread and stitch type should I use. I should mention that I will be using plastic ziplock bags inside the leather ones.

Thank you,

Ian.

[Tree Reaper]

Harness needle, Tandy 1195-00

Waxed nyltex or linen thread

Saddle stitch

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/hand-stitching-video.aspx

[Wanderinstar]

Thanks for that. I thought I may be able to use a gloves needle and let the needle make the hole as I stitch with it.

[Matt S]

Evening chap,

If the leather is light enough a glovers needle will be fine. Either back or whip stitch will do the job. For thread, look for something tough and fairly thick. Dental floss, carpet thread, Wenzel, you get the idea.

[Tree Reaper]

That's the thing!

Two layers of 3oz. suede is a lot different from two layers of 1 1/2 oz. pig skin.

You'll have a difficult time with two layers of 3oz. suede and a glovers needle.

[Wanderinstar]

How can you work out how much thread you need when doing saddle stitch? Is it as simple as saying 2 or 3 times the stitching length.

[Tree Reaper]

For a small project like that a little over one full arms length,maybe one and a half.

Start with that and see how it works out.

With the saddle stitch more can always be added.

[J Hayes]

When I saddle stitch I go six times the length of my stitch line, leaves me a bit extra when I'm done, thats on 2 layers of 9oz though, so thinner you could use less I'm guessing. My six times leaves 3 times on each side when starting.

Edited March 14, 2013 by J Hayes

[Wanderinstar]

Thanks guys. My fingers and thumbs are sore. Don,t thing I have got the hang of it just yet. But it will come. I hope.

[Pip]

keep going wandering star, it all hurts to begin with.