lel Report post Posted May 23, 2015 Here is a belt that finished yesterday. It is 8-9 oz veg tanned leather, lined with 3-4 oz leather. I used Fiebings professional oil dyes - Dark brown for the belt and Saddle tan for the lining. The belt was hand stitched with Ritza 25 (Tiger Thread) 0.8mm in Colonial Tan for a contrast. Comments, critique and suggestions are welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rohn Report post Posted May 23, 2015 Wow! That is a beautiful belt. Nice job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thekid77 Report post Posted May 24, 2015 Here is a belt that finished yesterday. It is 8-9 oz veg tanned leather, lined with 3-4 oz leather. I used Fiebings professional oil dyes - Dark brown for the belt and Saddle tan for the lining. The belt was hand stitched with Ritza 25 (Tiger Thread) 0.8mm in Colonial Tan for a contrast. Comments, critique and suggestions are welcome. such beautiful work!!! please keep posting more of your work btw how many SPI if I may ask? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redochre Report post Posted May 24, 2015 That's a cracking looking belt! That awl is beautiful too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jon P Report post Posted May 24, 2015 Beautiful work.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lel Report post Posted May 25, 2015 Thank you guys for your kind words. thekid77, I used 6 SPI overstitch wheel from Tandy to mark my stitches. I am quite happy with a way my stitching looks on the front, but still have to work on a back side to make it uniform and neat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joesu88 Report post Posted May 25, 2015 Nice work! I like the contrast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordpkup Report post Posted June 30, 2015 Nice looking belt. Stitching is awesome! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldtoolsniper Report post Posted June 30, 2015 Very nice, you don't really appreciate a hand stitched belt until you do one. Nice straight lines, it looks great! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stu925 Report post Posted July 4, 2015 I used to use the same stitching method and I always had trouble punching that awl through the leather straight and keeping my stitches consistent. The front always looked good but the back side was a mess. I finally broke down and bought the Craftool diamond chisel set. It comes with one handle and ten chisel heads. Make a huge difference in my stitching which I struggled with badly. Once I bought the chisel set I could relax and concentrate on the rest of the piece and not have to be so focused on getting the stitching right. Belt looks awesome, you should be proud. Stu Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chief31794 Report post Posted July 4, 2015 Realy first class job, very nice on every aspect, the dying, the stitching, etc. Chief Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrmCa Report post Posted July 5, 2015 Neat and in good taste! Love the colors of leather and stitches. I wish there was darker brass furniture to match such leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GleDel Report post Posted July 6, 2015 Looks fantastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snubbyfan Report post Posted July 6, 2015 That's a nice lookin' belt there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lel Report post Posted July 6, 2015 Neat and in good taste! Love the colors of leather and stitches. I wish there was darker brass furniture to match such leather. The buckle I used has is Antique Brass from Tandy. It gets darker with time. I have another belt with the same buckle and it developed a nice patina after a year of use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lel Report post Posted July 6, 2015 I used to use the same stitching method and I always had trouble punching that awl through the leather straight and keeping my stitches consistent. The front always looked good but the back side was a mess. I finally broke down and bought the Craftool diamond chisel set. It comes with one handle and ten chisel heads. Make a huge difference in my stitching which I struggled with badly. Once I bought the chisel set I could relax and concentrate on the rest of the piece and not have to be so focused on getting the stitching right. I agree, an awl blade makes a huge difference. I used 1.75" John James Harness Awl Blade in my awl (you can see it in the picture). The awl itself was made by me and based on a design by a forum member "slipangle". You can read more about it is his thread. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
