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Where can I get a 10 TPI stitch marker?
- Thread starter R.H.Clark
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Likewise I've never heard of a 10tpi but you could run a 5tpi and then run it a second time in between the first set of marks. I suspect with a little practice this would work pretty well. I'll try it later for interest's sake.
It may not work as well for the "overstitch" part of the process though.
It may not work as well for the "overstitch" part of the process though.
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R H check out this link.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=464426&highlight=hmarziali
Go to post #4 and then the scroll down on the pictures (picture # 9) and you will see Horacio using what looks like a steel comb to mark the spacing for stitching/braiding. This is a part from a set of electric shears ie. Sheep shears. Check the measurements and if it works out to 10 PI, well then order that "replacement" part and you are good to go.
That whole thread is about a sheath he made for me personally.
Paul
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=464426&highlight=hmarziali
Go to post #4 and then the scroll down on the pictures (picture # 9) and you will see Horacio using what looks like a steel comb to mark the spacing for stitching/braiding. This is a part from a set of electric shears ie. Sheep shears. Check the measurements and if it works out to 10 PI, well then order that "replacement" part and you are good to go.
That whole thread is about a sheath he made for me personally.
Paul
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Try
1) Bob Douglas at 1-307-737-2222 - vintage tools in very good usable condition
2) McMillen Leather Tool Co 573-374-7880 - new tools
3) Ebay often has them
4) This site has a suppliers list and some of them will carry them: http://leatherworker.net/forum/
The other option is to get the English style pricking irons that come in various SPI's
FWIW - Stitch markers/overstitch wheels can be found not in just the modern standard 5-7 SPI but all the way up to 20 SPI and even tighter. English harness and antique leather are often stitched at 12-14 SPI and use finer thread than is commonly used.
Example: the stitching around the edge of the inlays is at 10 SPI with 3 cord linen thread and the main seam is 5 cord linen at 6 SPI
1) Bob Douglas at 1-307-737-2222 - vintage tools in very good usable condition
2) McMillen Leather Tool Co 573-374-7880 - new tools
3) Ebay often has them
4) This site has a suppliers list and some of them will carry them: http://leatherworker.net/forum/
The other option is to get the English style pricking irons that come in various SPI's
FWIW - Stitch markers/overstitch wheels can be found not in just the modern standard 5-7 SPI but all the way up to 20 SPI and even tighter. English harness and antique leather are often stitched at 12-14 SPI and use finer thread than is commonly used.
Example: the stitching around the edge of the inlays is at 10 SPI with 3 cord linen thread and the main seam is 5 cord linen at 6 SPI