White Spots When Stitching (Bringing Non Dyed Leather To The Surface)

[bushpilotmexico]

Just wondering if there is a quick way of masking of those annoying tufts of undyed leather that sometimes comes to the surface when hand sewing?

I use British Tan mostly and it's not bad if you're using a white contrasting thread but shows up with brown. I always dye my leather before stitching if I can. I kind of hate to hit the leather surface with a light coat of dye after stitching to cover them up.

[bushpilotmexico]

It was a stupid question. After finishing hand sewing the liner to my 2 3/4" x 53" Ranger sytyle belt (thanks to Jim Simmons for the patterns)after 6 hours of stitching I decided to take the bull by the horns so to speak. I took my piece of sheepskin fleece, dipped it into the dye, took the majority of the dye off using paper towel and rubbed over the exterior of the belt. When it dried it was perfect all the exposed shards of leather were dyed British Tan and invisable.

[zuludog]

If you're pulling the inside of the leather to the surface when you sew, perhaps the thread's too thick and/or the holes are too small

[ChrisMajoue]

If you're pulling the inside of the leather to the surface when you sew, perhaps the thread's too thick and/or the holes are too small

I agree with zuludog.

Also, another thing I do if this starts happening, and I was to keep things tight and/or thicker thread, is to get my needles through, and before tightening, pull them back and forth a bit to make sure any of the little extras are taken care of...sort of "burnishing" the inside of the holes.

I don't have to do that often, but it seems to take care of it.

[zuludog]

to get my needles through, and before tightening, pull them back and forth a bit to make sure any of the little extras are taken care of...sort of "burnishing" the inside of the holes.

Seems reasonable. Could enlarge the holes with a round/scratch awl, then the holes would soon close up when you work it a bit

[texback]

What dye are you using? I have had problems with eco flow dyes and no longer use them as they don't seem to penetrate the leather much at all. Since I started using Feibings pro oil dye haven't had a problem with penetration. Just food for thought.

[bushpilotmexico]

What dye are you using? I have had problems with eco flow dyes and no longer use them as they don't seem to penetrate the leather much at all. Since I started using Feibings pro oil dye haven't had a problem with penetration. Just food for thought.

I'm using Fiebings alcohol dyes and I have noticed it doesn't penetrate deeply.