Do you pound your stitches in?

[gesa]

Hi Art,

I personally think similar........thats why I own an American Paint Horse and prefer riding with western tack.

So I am sort of exotic where I work, but I am not the only one !!

Gesa

[Seasoned Warrior]

I never pound, I believe it weakens the thread. On edges I frequently gouge out the stitch line and sometimes I'll use an overstitch wheel. Other times I use a hardwood roller to even out the stitches and eliminate any tendency to "bunch". With lace I always roll it with a dowl and even braiding, rolling it tends to level out the braid and make it more even.

[Mike Craw]

I've never heard of "pounding in stitches". Rubbing or pounding lace to make it lay flat, yes, but never stitches. Stolhman shows using the wheel marker over the stitches to make the whole line of stitches look "dressier", so that's what I do. I usually glue all my seams on combat holsters that guys are going to use on the street BEFORE I sew them, and I pound that glued (Barge) seam, but I never heard of pounding them afterwords. That's why I check this site every day. I always find something new.

Mike