Adept705 Report post Posted March 7, 2017 Starting to learn leatherwork, interested in making anything and everything. Specifically interested in hand-stitching and unique projects along with prop work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJole Report post Posted March 7, 2017 Welcome to the forum. There are many experienced, friendly folks here to help you guide through the ins and outs of leather work! If you're interested in hand-stitching, you need to find Nigel Armitage's YouTube videos on handstitching (search for Armitage leather, or follow this link.) Another friendly British leatherworker, Ian Atkinson, has some hand stitching videos that are helpful also: <http://ianatkinson.net/leather/videos.htm> Both of them have very good instructions with clear video footage. Make sure you have at least a couple hours to spare before you check out those links! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted March 7, 2017 Practice practice practice. It takes awhile to get the stitching down. Don't be discouraged in the beginning. Good luck and welcome aboard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Drakkon Report post Posted March 7, 2017 Welcome, and definitely check out Nigel's videos. He has an excellent series where he compares irons, giving some excellent advice on which ones work for what you want to do and how they compare to each other. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adept705 Report post Posted March 9, 2017 On 3/7/2017 at 4:25 PM, bikermutt07 said: Practice practice practice. It takes awhile to get the stitching down. Don't be discouraged in the beginning. Good luck and welcome aboard. Thanks! And yes, it looks like I'm going to get a shoulder this weekend and practice on some simple card case wallets. Those should be relatively easy to practice on and make. If anyone has any other good "learning" projects, I'd love to look! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted March 9, 2017 Bracelets, key chains, small pouches, knife slips, anything small. That way you can build up your technique over time and not lose a lot of material. If you start with messenger bags and gun rigs you will burn thru a lot of leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adept705 Report post Posted March 10, 2017 Quote If you start with messenger bags and gun rigs you will burn thru a lot of leather. My thought exactly, there! I figured that simple card cases would be good to practice stitching since they're simple and small. Bracelets sound like a good idea to learn artwork on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugadude Report post Posted March 10, 2017 Front pocket wallets are a good place to start. When you buy the shoulder, make sure what weight you want. I would say 3 to 4 oz. makes a good card sleeve. Certainly no more than 5 oz.. Try multiple thicknesses too by adding pockets. Also, card pockets can be vertical or horizontal or one on each side going opposite ways. Google front pocket wallets for pictures and ideas. Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adept705 Report post Posted March 14, 2017 I finished some simple card case wallets this past weekend and will post pics when possible. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
