singteck Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Plain brown waist pouch using 3mm vegetable tanned leather and hand stitched with hand twisted natural linen. Thought I make a plain one and let the thread stands out. What do you think? singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
badger Report post Posted November 19, 2008 I like it. Bold and simple. I'm a fan of clean lines. Cheers, Karl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted November 19, 2008 That is nice looking, I like it. What color and finish did you use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singteck Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Thank you The finishing is kind of a DIY brew. It's powdered dye in spirit (80% brown witn 20% black). Then the leather is coated with clear acrylic after burnishing and a final coat of wax. singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Very cool thanks for the info. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carr52 Report post Posted November 19, 2008 I agree, great looking bag very clean lines. My kind of bag. I really like the stitching. is there another peice of leather on the inside of the seam? Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singteck Report post Posted November 19, 2008 I agree, great looking bag very clean lines. My kind of bag. I really like the stitching. is there another peice of leather on the inside of the seam?Tom Thank you Tom. There's no hidden leather in the bag. You can see all the pieces there :D singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Very nice! What's your trick for holding the edges together for stitching? Please tell us more. Thanks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singteck Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Thank you The first stitch and a few needles in the stitch holes is enough to hold the pieces together for stitching. Rubber band helps too. Here's a tutorial that I did a long time a go. You can have a look if you are interested. singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lippy Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Just had a look at your tutorial. Perfect. As you've shown, pre-punching the stitch holes makes everything work. Can you tell us a little more about the thread type and needle size. I'm still trying to improve my hand stitching so any additional tips you can give will be appreciated. Cheers and well done! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calanneh Report post Posted November 19, 2008 Nice elegant bag!! The contrast of the white stitching agianst the dark leather is wonderful! I love it!!! William Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8thsinner Report post Posted November 20, 2008 Amazing clean lines there. That pouch could survive a war by the look of it. Keep up the good work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singteck Report post Posted November 20, 2008 Thank you everyone :D Can you tell us a little more about the thread type and needle size. I'm still trying to improve my hand stitching so any additional tips you can give will be appreciated. The thread is hand twisted using natural single strand thread. It's the same as a 18/3 thread when done. The needle is a normal no. 1 saddler's needle. When stitching, you have to be consistent with the placement of the needle and thread for every stitch. You have to make sure the lay of the thread is the same for every stitch. The tension on the thread have to be consistent too. A lot of practice helps. Cheers singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abn Report post Posted November 20, 2008 Flawless, as usual. Thanks for sharing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singteck Report post Posted November 22, 2008 Flawless, as usual. Thanks for sharing! Thank you :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
corter Report post Posted November 24, 2008 that looks awesome man. is there any place online with a tutorial for making those type of pouches? i've been really wanting to learn lately, i know it involves joints and stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singteck Report post Posted November 24, 2008 that looks awesome man. is there any place online with a tutorial for making those type of pouches? i've been really wanting to learn lately, i know it involves joints and stuff. Thank you. As for the tutorial, refer to post #9. I've post a link there. Cheers singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cowboysaddlemaker Report post Posted November 24, 2008 That looks very professional! What type of machine did you sew it on? Alan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singteck Report post Posted November 24, 2008 That looks very professional! What type of machine did you sew it on? Alan Thank you. That was hand stitched. singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MADMAX22 Report post Posted November 29, 2008 Hey wanna say thanks again for the tutorials that you have written. Those are really good with great pics. Very useful info. We should try to get them stickied or a link to them somewhere on the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagnusNystrom Report post Posted December 29, 2008 Superb is all I can say! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluesman1951 Report post Posted July 24, 2012 Wow! Super clean work ! Very nice ,well done . Plain brown waist pouch using 3mm vegetable tanned leather and hand stitched with hand twisted natural linen. Thought I make a plain one and let the thread stands out. What do you think? singteck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
