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I undertook a project today using some quality leather scraps that I had lying around. When she was a puppy my dog Sophie decided to turn an El Paso Saddlery cartridge belt into an expensive chew toy and I've always wanted to turn the leftovers into something.
I used the biggest sewing needles and the stoutest thread I had in my limited sewing supplies. I used three layers of leather and a "trench" of sorts in the middle layer to act as a welt. I tacked it up using Elmers Glue to hold it together while I drilled guide holes using the smallest bit I had (1/16th, I think).
After three bent needles, a bloody thumb, and a quick coat of brown Kiwi shoe polish to knock the white off the thread, the photos show what I ended up with. It's ugly but I like it. I learned some things by doing it myself. I'll certainly do some drawings next time and use a ruler to take some measurements in lieu of just eyeballing it!
Again, it's highly imperfect but it has a certain rugged no nonsense quality.I like it.
I used the biggest sewing needles and the stoutest thread I had in my limited sewing supplies. I used three layers of leather and a "trench" of sorts in the middle layer to act as a welt. I tacked it up using Elmers Glue to hold it together while I drilled guide holes using the smallest bit I had (1/16th, I think).
After three bent needles, a bloody thumb, and a quick coat of brown Kiwi shoe polish to knock the white off the thread, the photos show what I ended up with. It's ugly but I like it. I learned some things by doing it myself. I'll certainly do some drawings next time and use a ruler to take some measurements in lieu of just eyeballing it!
Again, it's highly imperfect but it has a certain rugged no nonsense quality.I like it.
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