ioann Report post Posted April 25, 2013 Hello! I have a problem. I was trying to do saddle stich how in this topic - http://leatherworker...showtopic=44874 But i make different stich on opposite sides of leather On first side I have normal stich but on the other side - not valid stich You can see it on the first and second line what am I doing wrong? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penguineer Report post Posted April 26, 2013 I keep looking at this and trying to see the problem...... The stitch doesn't look the same on both sides and the difference between the three lines of stitching you have shown has more to do with the spacing than anything else. The thread will lay differently as it has to sit at a different angle to get to the next awl hole - the reason the third line looks different is because the holes are closer resulting in the thread in each stitch laying closer (on top of, or beside) to the thread in the previous and next stitch...... Does this help at all? Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tree Reaper Report post Posted April 26, 2013 It appears to me that the thread on the bottom example is not coming through the awl hole on the end but is getting trapped under the first stitch forcing it outward which is causing it to run off center. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverwingit Report post Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) ioann, The reason that your stitching is not looking like Nigel Armitage's (the author of the video you cited and member, "Dangerous Beans" on this forum) is that you aren't taking advantage of the angle of the slots of your awl holes (whether or not you used a pricking iron as Nige does). It can get a bit complicated to describe but essentially however you achieve it, the thread should leave a given hole at the top of the slot and enter the next hole at the bottom of the slit to yield that beautiful, even zig-zag appearance of the final stitched line. How to do this? That depends on: which hand is your "lead" or primary hand, which direction you are stitching (toward or away from you) and whether you place the primary needle over or under the secondary needle between your thumb and forefinger in your secondary hand. One little tip is to give the primary thread a little tug toward the bottom of the slit (or top, again direction-dependent) after you have penetrated the leather but before you penetrate with the secondary thread. Then you place the secondary needle on the top (or, again, being direction-dependent the bottom) of the slit. This helps prevent piercing the primary thread and ensures that your stitch will adhere to that nice zig-zag pattern. I hope that helps a bit. Michelle One last thing, Nige has added a new video in which hwe goes into great detail about his stitching. Edited May 2, 2013 by silverwingit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
