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Decorative Stitching (Test Belt)

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Still have a couple bugs to work out, but it's getting closer to what I envisioned. (My Dad wants a belt like this, so I'm working on the design/technique. Hope to have it down by Christmas!) :)

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Hey verus this is truly beautiful work, it turns an ordinary belt into something truly special, how did you mark it out and draw the design please?


Is the belt lined, can we have a pic of the back please?

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It's not lined...and it's not quite a full belt either. lol :) Just a strip from a belt blank I picked up at Tandy. The design was done with a set of compass dividers and a straight edge, and layed out using the golden mean as a reference. I just did this for the practice, but everything was done by hand. :)

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I need to have a go at this, i once saw Nigel Armitage do something sinilar on his facebook page, but i cannot find it again, anyway thanks for the inspiration.Take care.

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BTW, you could still make a full belt with that "sample". Just takes a little creativity.

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younger kids that want to be like dad

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Super nice job of hand stitching!

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It looks great! I'd take even a half a belt that looks like that. ;)

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Avion, I went back to have another look at the belt picture you posted...I'd say you're stitching skills are there! Do plenty of practice on paper first with the layout, so you can get the proportions you want. I lay out 2 lines the width of the belt, then factor in the border stitching and creasing first, then play around with proportions till I get what I like. Once I'm there, I use the paper layout to help with putting the design on the leather. I take the measurements from the paper with the dividers and transfering to the leather, although I suppose you could do it the same way you would for tooling/carving with a tracing (something I'm not too good at). :)

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Another great video from Nigel!! A bit different than my method, but it gives me some ideas to help tighten up my layout, and of course, it works! Thanks Razmot for finding it! :)

Jazzman and Avion, I hope that video helps more than my vague description! (It's tough to put into just words...)

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This looks great! If this is your first go at it you may be on to a speciality of yours!

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Thanks! :) I'm planning on adding it to my line-up...got a few more ideas in mind, but I don't want to over-do it.

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Actually, Joyce from Black River Laser has a template you can do this with that will make it much easier and much, much quicker.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GUNSLINGER-BELT-STITCH-PATTERN-TEMPLATES-LASER-CUT-ACRYLIC-3-BELT-SIZES-GBST-/130953970411

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Karina

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