Members Avgvstvs Posted October 25, 2015 Author Members Report Posted October 25, 2015 @thefanninator: now, now, I'd have to have a pretty hard time with cutting to aim for round/english strap ends and end up with oblique cuts. Hahaha @Jhstong: thanks man! Cheers! Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted October 26, 2015 Contributing Member Report Posted October 26, 2015 Avgvstvs, You can eliminate the contrasting stitches by altering the sewing method. IMO, the best stitch to use here is a lock stitch. Each thread (front/back) stays on its side of the strap, only making the 'lock' inside the hole. You have to be careful with your tensions to avoid pulling the lock to the surface, but it would allow you to keep black thread on one side and tan/beige/white thread on the other. I believe that would give you the look you're after. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members Avgvstvs Posted October 26, 2015 Author Members Report Posted October 26, 2015 @TwinOaks: that's a pretty good idea. I'll have to learn how to make a lock stitch. Thanks for the suggestion! Quote
Contributing Member TwinOaks Posted October 27, 2015 Contributing Member Report Posted October 27, 2015 it's what sewing machines do.....and handi-stitchers. From one side, push a loop of thread through the hole, and run the second thread through the loop. Then, pull the loop back into the leather. Each thread stays on its side of the leather. Quote Mike DeLoach Esse Quam Videri (Be rather than Seem) "Don't learn the tricks of the trade.....Learn the trade." "Teach what you know......Learn what you don't." LEATHER ARTISAN'S DIGITAL GUILD on Facebook.
Members MonicaJacobson Posted October 29, 2015 Members Report Posted October 29, 2015 Nice bag! I like the contrasting colors. About the strap end, you might need to go even more extreme before it looks intentional enough. Quote http://monicajacobson.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/TrimGoTrix?ref=si_shop
Members Colt W Knight Posted November 2, 2015 Members Report Posted November 2, 2015 That's such a nice polished bag, but the wierd ends don't work for me. Quote
Members Avgvstvs Posted November 4, 2015 Author Members Report Posted November 4, 2015 @ MonicaJacobson : thanks! I'll take that into consideration for future projects @ Colt W. Knight: thank you for the input. By the looks of it, you're not the only one who's not too keen on the way I made te strap end/ keepers. I guess I'll have to work on that. Quote
Members Jimbob Posted October 29, 2016 Members Report Posted October 29, 2016 ohhhhh yeahhhh, nice, small, bold clean and making a statement.....well done!! Quote http://www.elfwood.com/~alien883 First it is just leather....then it is what-ever I can dream off...
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