Last stitch on a sheath

[Hengelo_77]

I've just made a sheath, stitching with two needles, crossing eachother in the material.

But how about the last stitch?
How do you finnish?

I tied a knot on the inside and dripped some super glue on there, but there must be a better way.

 

[rayban]

When you've crossed over at the last hole, back-stitch two stitches, over the previous stitches, then cut off thread at the surface. It holds very well, no need for knots or glue.
See steps 29 and 30...hope this helps.

 

[Robert Dark]

Something else that will help the overall appearance....... (I hate seeing little tags of cut off thread sticking out of a sheath).

I use a pencil type soldering iron with a very thin pointed tip to very carefully burn, instead of cut, the thread. Then take a small nail or punch and gently tap the burned off thread back down into the stitch hole.

Once you "hammer" your stitches, you won't see any thread tags.

Just the way I do it. Others will probably have a better way.

Robert

 

[silver_pilate]

Yeah, I did the superglue knot before I knew better as well. I do as rayban suggested and back stitch 2 or 3 holes over my previous stitching and cut both threads when they're coming through the back of the sheath. Pull some tension on the thread prior to cutting, hold the tension, and then use some small/sharp scissors to cut right at the hole, and the thread will pop back into the hole a bit and you won't have thread tags.

I like the burning idea as well. I'll have to try that, Robert.

--nathan