motocouture Report post Posted April 15, 2017 Trying to teach myself saddle stitching, and hubby had requested a small case to hold apple headphones and a charger, so figured I'd practice my stitching while making something. First item I've hand-stitched, used Tiger 0.8mm orange thread, size 4 needles, 8 spi. In hindsight, might have gone 0.6mm thread, but of course, had none handy in orange. Leather is some Horween tumbled scrap (thanks @nstarleather!), with a basic dressmaking polyester zip I had lying around. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mattsbagger Report post Posted April 15, 2017 Looks good. Stitching a curved zipper is a pain.lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alpha2 Report post Posted April 15, 2017 That's fantastic! I'm ready to do some items like that...without the zipper. Baby steps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motocouture Report post Posted April 15, 2017 Thanks, mattsbagger and alpha2! Agreed on the zipper, there were some cuss words flying around as I tried gluing it in place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garypl Report post Posted April 15, 2017 Really nice job on your stitching! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted April 16, 2017 Great job on the stitching. Looks like you got it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motocouture Report post Posted April 16, 2017 Thanks! Now for practice and more practice....might have to try making some sheaths for my scissors... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sofaspud Report post Posted April 16, 2017 That's really nice. I love the color combinations. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motocouture Report post Posted April 17, 2017 8 hours ago, Sofaspud said: That's really nice. I love the color combinations. Thanks! Was aiming for a more casual / sporty look Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites