Members ninovoa Posted March 8, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 8, 2014 UPDATE: I have been practicing my leatherworking with small leather pieces so here are some pictures. I also recently received my leather i plan on making the backpack with so I threw in a picture of that as well. The Main Project^ Side/practice Projects^ Quote
Contributing Member MedusaOblongata Posted March 30, 2014 Contributing Member Report Posted March 30, 2014 How is the backpack coming along? Quote
Members ninovoa Posted March 31, 2014 Author Members Report Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) UPDATE: There isnt a whole lot to say other than I got a lot of work done over spring break but then the project got put on hold after school started again. So without further ado, I present to you all a whole bunch of progress pictures I originally was going to line the entire interior with this fabric but after realizing how difficult it was I decided to stick with only lining the sides First D-Ring Double stitched (not sure if that's the proper term) for extra security Edited April 1, 2014 by ninovoa Quote
Members LTC Posted April 1, 2014 Members Report Posted April 1, 2014 you oughta get rid of that speedy stitcher thing and use a proper saddle stitch on it best thing i ever did to improve my leatherwork. Quote
Members ninovoa Posted April 1, 2014 Author Members Report Posted April 1, 2014 Is the saddle stitch the one where you use two needles and you cross them back and forth? Quote
Members LTC Posted April 1, 2014 Members Report Posted April 1, 2014 a little simplistic description (takes more than that for it to look good) but yes. Quote
Members Tejas Posted April 30, 2014 Members Report Posted April 30, 2014 I find that the two bottom corners are the hardest areas to get the stitching correct in. Does anyone have any advice to getting the corners to look smooth and correct? Just noticed this thread and I had the same thought. I'm very much a beginner and one-after-the-other right angle corners have been a real hassel for me. I'm using a sewing machine so my experience might not be applicable to hand sewing. To mitigate the problem, change the design, but still three pieces -- front piece, back and front flap piece, both with rounded corners, and a continuous gusset from one side, around the bottom and up the other side. Apply Tanner's bond leather craft cement and clamp before sewing. Rounded corners, gluing and clamping have made all the difference between scrap projects and keeper projects. Use small, 40 cent spring clamps from Homedepot. I initially bought 20 and later an additional 20. None of these are my original ideas, and most come from Arthur Porter's youtube video on making a messenger bag. Quote
Members Tejas Posted May 3, 2014 Members Report Posted May 3, 2014 Further on bottom corners, see post #12 for what seems to be a novel idea. http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=55422#entry355443 Quote
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