Spi Question

[Tokarsky]

So I'm moving past dog collars and belts and looking to get into stitching items like wallets, bags, cases, etc... I bought a pricking iron set on amazon from some chinese company

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LKUWN5O/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

because I'm not dropping $250 on a hobby yet for some french tools... The iron set is 7.5 SPI. Wondering if this will be good for trying out some simple wallets or card holders?

[electrathon]

Yes

[thekid77]

So I'm moving past dog collars and belts and looking to get into stitching items like wallets, bags, cases, etc... I bought a pricking iron set on amazon from some chinese company

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LKUWN5O/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

because I'm not dropping $250 on a hobby yet for some french tools... The iron set is 7.5 SPI. Wondering if this will be good for trying out some simple wallets or card holders?

Yes, like electrathon said!! it's really all personal preference, just experiment and see what appeals more to your eye....less stitches per inch will make the thread more visible, while more stitches per inch makes the thread more subtle....

[MonicaJacobson]

Once you get to 8spi and beyond, you have to look for smaller thread and needles, so 7.5 seems a good way to go.

[Nuttish]

7 or 8 are perfectly suitable for wallets and personal leather goods. It all depends on what you wish to make in what style and for whom.

Those irons are an amazing deal. It doesn't matter if they're crummy you just can't get anything at that price. Heck, at that price I wouldn't feel so bad about grinding my irons down to thin them. The steel is probably easier to work with ;-)