dog collar Finally done! Carved dog collar

[YinTx]

1 hour ago, dougfergy said:

You mean 532 thread?  Do you think my thread is too thick maybe?  I've been using a 3mm pricking iron set and a pretty tiny awl.  So I think I get what you are saying since I use pretty fat, waxed thread.  My stitches are pretty close and small.  Jeez, I guess it would save me some time if I poked bigger holes, farther apart!

 

Yes, I did mean to reference 532 thread.  Looks like the thread you are using is pretty thick, and it looks like maybe you are using the Tandy stitching irons, and maybe your tension is too much (pulling the thread too tight).  Nothing wrong with all that if you are looking for the chunky stitch style, but if you are looking for the elegant slanted style, you have to change it all up.

YinTx

[dougfergy]

Sorry!  I felt pretty dumb after asking what 532 was!  I get what you are saying.  I might try some larger, wider spaced forks and a larger awl.  My awl is pretty tiny.  (thankfully, since the holes in my thumb are quite small but healing nicely!)  Hopefully I have learned to space my fingers left and right of the hole my awl is making with the bigger blade once I get one.  Thanks for the advice!  I learn something every time I read a thread here.

[Rockoboy]

19 hours ago, dougfergy said:

I have learned to space my fingers left and right of the hole my awl is making

Hold a piece of cork behind the leather when you push the awl through. Cork does not feel the pain or bleed anywhere near as much as you do.

Some people use a champagne or wine bottle cork, but I prefer a cork sanding block which is about 3" X 4" X 1.5" thick. It also helps to stop the leather from puckering where the awl comes through.

[dougfergy]

37 minutes ago, Rockoboy said:

Hold a piece of cork behind the leather when you push the awl through. Cork does not feel the pain or bleed anywhere near as much as you do.

Some people use a champagne or wine bottle cork, but I prefer a cork sanding block which is about 3" X 4" X 1.5" thick. It also helps to stop the leather from puckering where the awl comes through.

Thank you for that advice.  I'll do that.

[YinTx]

On 6/20/2019 at 12:32 PM, dougfergy said:

I might try some larger, wider spaced forks and a larger awl. 

Not necessarily the size of the forks in the pricking iron.  Here is a 2.7mm stitch, using a very affordable Ebay stitching iron and Fil Au Chinois 532 thread.   Very small teeth, small holes.  You'll note you can't hit them too hard, or you'll open up the hole too much.  These just mark the leather.

 You can also see on the top of the photo a 3.38mm stitch, same thread, different style iron.  Both on 2 layers of 1-2 oz Hermann Oak leather.

YinTx

[JacobEricksonnn]

Very nice! How did you dye the tracery and the name? What kind of paint did you use?

[AzShooter]

Awesome collar.  Very nice stitching and coloring.  

[YinTx]

10 hours ago, JacobEricksonnn said:

Very nice! How did you dye the tracery and the name? What kind of paint did you use?

Not sure what you mean by dye the tracery, but I did just apply dye with a small (fine) paint brush around the tooling, then resist and antique.  The paint was Angelus, hope this helps!

3 hours ago, AzShooter said:

Awesome collar.  Very nice stitching and coloring.  

Thank you.  It has become Lulu's fancy "going out" collar.  She has done a number on the thread tho!  - rear claws are kinda rough on thread when your ear is itchy I guess...

YinTx