1b) One leather sewing kit with an awl, needles and a roll of waxed thread cord. These are easy to find online but your local Fabric Store will probably have the higher-quality stuff, not to mention knowledgeable staffers. 2) The strapping material you will use to make the 2 long loop...
We’re starting with an example of stitching through pre-drilled holes, using aDritz leather patchwe cut into a semi circle. We chose theDritz Getta Grip® clipsto hold the patch against the fabric. Clips are better thanpinswhen working with faux and real leather. As noted above, we pul...
The Awl needs to be twisted and pushed through the pieces of material where the stitch is to begin. Note: You need to be extremely careful not to run the needle through yourself. (My father borrowed this needle and had to have it removed because of this). Step 5: Hook and Pull Taking...
to a greater or lesser degree, some form of stitching. This form of footwear construction stretches back through history – even the so-called ‘Areni-1’ leather shoe – found in 2008 in Armenia and considered by many experts to be 5,500 years old – was held together by rudimentary sti...
Sew the tear together, starting at one end, with a whipstitch. To sew a whipstitch, poke the end of the needle through the leather, about 1/8 inch away from the edge of the tear. Bring the end of the needle through the leather on the other side of the tear and then pull the th...
While the leather is still wet, we can wet form it on the mannequin head. I used sewing pins to keep it in place, but if the leather it too thick, it can help to punch holes all around the parts with a leather awl before pinning them. ...
and hand stitching. If you have been following along in the past month or two you may have seen my leatherbelt tutorialas well, it’s worth checking out after you stitch this little guy together. Since this is a fairly long post (~ 100 photos), I am going to jump right to it. Giv...
a flax or polyester thread that has been waxed so when you pull a stitch tight it will lock in position. This holds the welt to the boot. Insole the layer of leather between the foot and the outsole, or bottom, of the boot. The insole forms the inner foundation of the boot to ...
Step 3) Prepare the Main Leather The two sides that will attach to the zipper needs to be punched for stitching. I used the in-line leather hole punch again but you could use an awl to pre-punch the stitching with a ruler to ensure the correct spacing. ...
If you are working with vinyl, laminate, or leather, you can use the grommet setter to make an indent, eliminating the need for marking. Or, depending on the type of kit you’ve purchased, you can use a grommet hole cutter tool. ...