bikermutt07 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Posted January 5, 2017 Yeah I have seen some things here I didn't even know was a thing. Like leather bottles, mugs, even tampon holders. Who would have thought? I have only been at this off and on for two years. But my work, my wife the art teacher, and my 4 year old all keep me away from the bench. I have made mostly one off items. Jumping around was keeping me from progressing on the basics. Someone recently pointed out (in an off topic thread no less) to make one thing over and over till you get really good at it. Now I'm trying to do just that. I'm making bracelets and a few dog collars in the attempt to progress up to a few belts I need. I bounced from a few knife sheaths to a tote for my wife, a few card holders and a wallet. Now that I'm just working on bracelets I can even branch out with doing a few at a time. I have plenty of straps cut and dyed different colors and I have 5 more buckles ready to go. Now if I can just find some time..... Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Members Tugadude Posted January 5, 2017 Members Report Posted January 5, 2017 Welcome! Make sure to check out the Nigel Armitage saddle stitch videos. He is a good teacher. Fun to follow along with too. Good luck! BTW, the videos are on this site or Youtube. Quote
Members PhilNelson Posted January 9, 2017 Author Members Report Posted January 9, 2017 Thanks for the great advise. I got tired of stitching scraps together so I decided to try a basic holster. I made a pocket holster for a Ruger lcp. Made it with the flesh side out so it would stay in a pocket during a draw. Seems to fit nice. I can see this could be addictive. Quote
bikermutt07 Posted January 9, 2017 Report Posted January 9, 2017 Nice job on that. Quote I'm not paying 80 bucks for a belt!!! It's a strip of leather. How hard could it be? 4 years and 3 grand later.... I have a belt I can finally live with. Stitching is like gravy, it's only great if you make it every day. From Texas but in Bossier City, Louisiana.
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