Leather Rings - Sewing Tips Please?

[DavidL]

sona: It would look pretty bad if you skived the ring in the original picture. The edges are turned over, when you skive it its difficult to match up the two ends creating the same round edge profile.

Regular flat edge on vegtan is much easier.

[Sona]

Quick sample illustration.

[Sona]

@DavidL:
Haha, damn it. I got to admit, that I didn´t see that in the first place. Sry for that stupid question. Of course you are right
If I had seen that before, I think I would have advised him to use some veg tan ^^.

@comopasta:
Well for casing the leather there are some threads here in the forum. I´d just use the search engine for that. And yes, it is about soaking it with water

About the rings: as I just cleaned up my work space, I just took a little time to make such a little ring with that skiving joint. It´s made quite wuick and dirty, so you can see directly where you would have to pay some attention (right at the joint positioning). Besides that: David is right, this just works that well with one piece of veg tan.
With your leather you might find something flexible but sturdy, fitting around your/the finger where you could stitch the leather around.... maybe

So here the example. And just for you to know: I normally don´t do such things (making stuff just to show how to make it). So this is kind of an exception ^^

[DavidL]

Sona: It wasn't a dumb question, I only know it works that way because I tried it before and messed up

Another thing to consider is using a divider spaced out to 2.5mm or 3mm instead of using a 4mm pricking iron (Roughly 3mm = 1.5mm away preside from the joint). On the joint, space it out 2.5mm to the left, 2.5mm to the right (using dividers) and use an awl to pierce the holes.

To me it seems like an awl hole is less likely to tear than a pricking iron mark.

[comopasta]

@Sona:

Wow! That's a great illustration how it would look with the skiving.

Yeah as DavidL mentioned the edges are a problem with the leather I have. At this point that's the leather I can get.

Thanks for the exception Sona!

@DavidL

I'll use an awl, it will be much easier to find.

[comopasta]

I was gonna post some pics of my latest test but I'm not yet happy with the results.

I didn't preform it properly and the joint is not good yet, the dowel I used was too big and the leather didn't wrap around completely.

Actually, regarding the precission of the ring measurements required it might be hard to find the right dowers.

I'm investigating if 3D printing would be an option to create custom dowels.

I need to improve the cutting of the leather as well since the only thing I have right now are scissors...

I used thinner thread which makes it nicer and learnt a bunch of things.

I must try with curved needles because it is hard to do the butt-stitch on the center part of the ring.

I hope I can post the result of my next test :-)