SantaFeMarie Report post Posted April 4, 2015 I'd like to make a pretty standard leather belt. Two loops, one fixed right near the buckle; one loose. With a two lines of decorative stitching running parallel to the edges down the full length. Pretty much like this: I want to do this with machine sewing. Can someone tell me how to deal with the fixed loop? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Sioux Saddlery Report post Posted April 4, 2015 There are a number of ways to do this. The "right" way would be to start sewing at your buckle, sew one end of the keeper in and all the way around the belt to where the other end of the keeper would go in. You can either stop there and pull your work out of the machine and hand sew the rest of the way, or continue sewing up to the buckle, NOT through the keeper, Then pull your work out, remove the few stitches where the keeper should go, and re-sew the keeper in by hand. That way you have the holes that the machine made. A quicker and acceptable way for common work would be to sew one end and staple or tack the other end. Some people use a stapled keeper and slip it on the belt and then sew across the belt between the buckle and keeper, and then sew the rest of the belt. A true harness or bridle maker would break both your arms if you sew ACROSS a strap. Hope this all makes sense to you. Much simpler when you see it than to read about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
