Stitching Edges together

[jhardisty]

Hi

Most of the stitching tuts I seen on the web and in books show two pieces of leather against each other in a stitching horse. How would I sew or lace two pieces that are next to each other ie. edges together lying flat on a table? The leather is only 2-3mm thick and not very firm.

Thanks

[Art]

Hi J,

Two pieces of 6/7oz butted together. Skive one flesh side and one grain side and glue them together. One or two lines of stitching should put it together and keep the joint from lifting.

Art

Hi

Most of the stitching tuts I seen on the web and in books show two pieces of leather against each other in a stitching horse. How would I sew or lace two pieces that are next to each other ie. edges together lying flat on a table? The leather is only 2-3mm thick and not very firm.

Thanks

[Beaverslayer]

Hello,

When I make a hat or vest (vest woth 3/5oz garment leather) all the seams are butted together, they don't overlap at all. What I do is, I glued the but edges together then on the backside I will glue a strip of pigskin suede that is 5/8" wide over the seam. Then I can punch my holes for lacing from the finished side, keeping the rows 1/2" apart, or 1/4" from the seam line on either side.

When it is laced together, the front is secured by the overlapping and crossing of the lace, on the backside it is secured by the pigskin "gusset" if you will.

I've attached a picture of the inside of a hat. You can see somewhat the idea of the gusset for lacing.

Ken

[jhardisty]

What kind of lacing/stitch do you use?

[Beaverslayer]

What kind of lacing/stitch do you use?

Hi J,

Sorry about not answering sooner...had a flood in the basement.

I use just a simple X stitch when I lace the hats. You can see it in the attached picture.

Ken

[jhardisty]

I just recently started leather work, hoiw does oine do the x stitch? Like the black vest on your site, is that also all x stitch?

[Nuttish]

You can try a butt stitch as taught in the Valerie Michaels book. It's a pain to open your holes at the correct angle and depth and I don't think it's particularly strong, but it's an answer.