Rockoboy Posted June 25, 2019 Report Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) I made a basic dice cup from some chrome tan leather. I found the leather to be very tough to stitch with an awl, so I used a drill press with an awl needle in the chuck. Thread is 1.0mm waxed Tiger thread (thanks @silverback for the thread). Edges are finished with Edgekote brown and a little black. Unfortunately I made a blunder with the side seam, which I am blaming on my 1st attempt at sewing this type of stitching, you can see the tension is tighter in the middle than the ends ... plus I did not take a big enough bite of the base for the stitches to hold properly, so It's good that I used glue. Edited June 25, 2019 by Rockoboy Quote
Members farns005 Posted June 25, 2019 Members Report Posted June 25, 2019 Vey nice, great project to practice some good sewing skills. Live and learn! Quote
Rockoboy Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Posted June 25, 2019 2 hours ago, farns005 said: great project to practice some good sewing skills That was on my mind, because the box stitch I have done previously was 'not exactly the best'. Quote
Members Mic Posted July 2, 2019 Members Report Posted July 2, 2019 Nice! In what order do you sew the seams? Bottom first or side? That would be a nice project for some Xmas gifts. Quote
Rockoboy Posted July 4, 2019 Author Report Posted July 4, 2019 On 7/2/2019 at 8:27 AM, Mic said: In what order do you sew the seams? I sewed the side seam first, then cut out the bottom piece to fit, glued and stitched the bottom in. Quote
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