1 down. Practice & scrap.

[Dun]

1st zipper pull done.

4oz scrap veg tan? Cut and skive insert. Wet form a bit. Tandy thread. Black oil dye/olive oil/black oil dye and resoline. Rough sand edges/fine sand/wet fine sand/wood burnisher. Gum trag.

Fussy little buggers but I good practice. Skiving the tiny insert wasn't fun but I need to learn. Needed to use up the black thread.

[bikermutt07]

It does look fussy. Nice job on the stitching.

[Dun]

14 hours ago, bikermutt07 said:

It does look fussy. Nice job on the stitching.

Thanks. I don't like this thread but I need to use it up. 

I also should use more of these things to get better at using an awl in the stitching clam. I've gotten used to using it vertically on a small bed of cork but that won't be feasible on some of the bigger future projects I want to do.

[bikermutt07]

I just use the chisels. After finally figuring out the saddle stitching, I'm feeling much more prone to expand.

[Dun]

17 minutes ago, bikermutt07 said:

I just use the chisels. After finally figuring out the saddle stitching, I'm feeling much more prone to expand.

Do you have nice chisels? I have the cheapo Tandy ones so I just use them for pricking and then the stropped awl for the actual holes.

You’re getting the angled stitches you wanted?

[bikermutt07]

1 hour ago, Dun said:

Do you have nice chisels? I have the cheapo Tandy ones so I just use them for pricking and then the stropped awl for the actual holes.

You’re getting the angled stitches you wanted?

Yes and no. I have a full set of all the cheapo Amazon sizes. 3mm, 4mm, & 5mm. 

I have one set of Wuta pricking irons in 3.85.

I also have the crafttool pro 2.7?mm pricking irons, which I find totally useless.

I am finally getting the zig zag. And it is completely simple.

At least in my head.

Here goes. 

1. Pick the front.

2. Front needle always goes on the bottom to the hole.

3. Back needle always goes on top of the hole.

4. Rinse & Repeat.

5. The back is the back, let it be.

That's how it's working for me, anyway.

[Dun]

I have to stitch something tonight. I wonder if I can put my process down into words.

Yeah I have the 4mm tandy super thick ones. And a craftsman tiny set also. It's okay on tiny projects with non stress taking stitch points with thread that lies down flatter, but if I can't meet all those options I just go 4mm pricking and use varying amounts of awl stabbing.

[bikermutt07]

I was using the same process. Then when I was gearing up for the messenger bag I'm making, I noticed something.

Neither if my awls match my chisels or irons.

Then I noticed a review by Nigel on the Wuta pricking irons. At the end of his review be tried them as chisels and it worked fine. Also, this is the video that made the stitching click.

I have used that method on my entire bag so far.

I was always confused by the terminology he used in his stitching lessons.

[Dun]

Let’s see if this works

 

https://lilpeepeedanceofdoom.tumblr.com/post/170099992375/stitching-the-french-binding-on-this-wallet

 

so right side is the front of the piece, left side is the back

-right side needle first, when it gets pulled through a couple inches my now empty right hand makes a pinching motion to keep the threads out of the way

-left side needle goes through partially

-right hand drops the "pinch" and "casts" the thread over the partially exposed needle(clockwise from the particular camera angle), then right hand pulls the partial needle all the out

-when pulling the threads snug I pull them at opposite angles, the left rear thread gets pulled up and away to exaggerate the angle of the front facing stitch, the right front thread gets pulled down and towards you

ill post up a close up of the stitches when I finish

[Dun]

[Dun]

Another 

[holliesterr]

Hey that's looking good! Makes me want to practice my stitching, I get mixed up with the different tutorials on Youtube. 

[bikermutt07]

6 hours ago, Dun said:

Another 

That's looking pretty good.

When you do your back stitching, try going really slow on pulling them in. When you get to the end fiddle with it a bit and you can get it to lay on top of the previous stitch.

 

[Dun]

Oh I like the parallel back stitching