ikewineb Report post Posted October 8, 2013 I've struggled with this on several projects, and I know there has to be an easier way. I make fork bags, for motorcycles. The end pieces are round and sewn to the body of the bag. I make my sewing holes with a chisel awl. Typically, I will make all of my stitching holes on both pieces and sew from one end to the other. I'm hand stitching. As I sew around the curve and it pulls the two pieces together, the holes will become out of line. I have to get some extreme angles with my needles by the time I get going around the curve. The sharper the curve, the more out of line the holes will become. Any ideas? What is the easiest way to get it all to line up and keep consistant stitching on cruved pieces like this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted October 8, 2013 I've struggled with this on several projects, and I know there has to be an easier way. I make fork bags, for motorcycles. The end pieces are round and sewn to the body of the bag. I make my sewing holes with a chisel awl. Typically, I will make all of my stitching holes on both pieces and sew from one end to the other. I'm hand stitching. As I sew around the curve and it pulls the two pieces together, the holes will become out of line. I have to get some extreme angles with my needles by the time I get going around the curve. The sharper the curve, the more out of line the holes will become. Any ideas? What is the easiest way to get it all to line up and keep consistant stitching on cruved pieces like this. Only mark (or punch) the stitch holes on one piece. Then glue it (or staple it) together, then use your awl to piece the second piece, keeping proper alignment so the back side stitches stay straight. Due to the different radius of the 2 pieces, you can't pre-punch and keep all in alignment. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ikewineb Report post Posted October 9, 2013 Yeah, I thought that might be the answer. I've been putting off learning to use the awl. I guess now is as good a time to learn as any. I ordered an awl last night. Thanks for your input. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Narvi Report post Posted October 11, 2013 You can also skip a hole on the curve. Valerie Michael's Leatherworking book shows how to do this in one of the projects. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
