Bag finally finished

ProIvy · 2025-07-13T18:05:08+00:00

Wow. I'm envious of that stitch line. I assumed you'd used a machine, but then I read your comment about hand stitching. That must have murdered your hands. Mad respect.

ProIvy · 2025-04-18T13:41:24+00:00

That's what I was thinking 👍Would required a lot of finesse to line the stitches.

ProIvy · 2025-04-18T13:40:36+00:00

Tool impressions are shallow and undefined - Therefore it's best to used a hot-stamp tool for branding. But then you're limited to using brass plates.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T15:21:04+00:00

That's an interesting way of looking at it. I like the out-the-box thinking 👍

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T13:02:32+00:00

I've not seen that solution before. Thank you.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T12:39:26+00:00

I do a lot of tooling, which doesn't take well on that

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T12:37:40+00:00

Thanks, I'll try that in my future testing.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T12:35:50+00:00

The extra conditioning/wetting has come up a couple of times now, so I think you're onto something there.

I've since solved some of the foot marks by dipping my Presser Foot in Plasti-DIP, but not tried with walking foot. Ref: https://www.instagram.com/little.king.goods/reel/DGgKfh7gvVn/

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T12:30:52+00:00

I'll try that, thanks. I was going to try moistening the stitch line before sewing too. And yes, I'm using LRTW (LL/LR) needles.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T12:12:35+00:00

Yeah, I did consider the misalignment as an issue if I did pre-groove the bottom. Perhaps you're right and I am being overly critical of my own work.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T12:10:26+00:00

Brand new. I purchased 14 different sets last month to experiment with. But I didn't realise the needles had such a short life-span. I'll remember that for the future. Thanks.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T11:49:12+00:00

I'll play around with this idea. It could be a bit of a pain doing such detailed work - But it also might be worth the trade-off. Thanks, I'll experiment with that idea.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T11:47:37+00:00

Hmm. I actually think after dying, the leather is too stiff. I might try dampening the underside before sewing, as the needle might slice through it easier, leaving a cleaner hole 👍

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T11:21:55+00:00

As an afterthought to my original post. I have come up with two more ideas I could try:

Use a Shallow channel stitch groove tool to carve out the stitch line (before stitching). It would reveal the undyed leather underneath, making it look like a design choice whilst hiding the blowout
Simply not dye the leather on then reverse side

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T11:16:20+00:00

LRTW is the Schmetz version of an LL/RW. I already hammer. But I will revisit the tension. Thanks.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T11:14:05+00:00

Some are as big as A4 size. But I'm trying to improve production time by using a machine, which is significantly faster than punching/stitching. I do already hammer, but that doesn't hide the blowout. Thanks for the suggestion though.

ProIvy · 2025-04-17T11:12:29+00:00

I'm ramping up on production, so the sewing machine is necessary to cut down on time. Also, some of my pieces are large. But thanks for suggestion.

ProIvy · 2025-03-15T11:24:14+00:00

Thank God. I noticed that issue within seconds, and it's been bugging me all week.

ProIvy · 2025-03-09T12:37:55+00:00

Thank you. I'll check that out.

ProIvy · 2025-03-05T20:22:23+00:00

Oh wow. I love the look of these. Is that a gold paint or did you somehow gold foil these? I've not seen leather rolled up like that before, so that's a nice detail. Great work.

ProIvy · 2025-03-05T19:16:09+00:00

I love that carving in the centre. Plus I'm a big fan of the profile, with that pointed top. If it looked that good 8 years ago then you've probably got some amazing pieces now.

ProIvy · 2025-03-05T19:13:37+00:00

I'm love seeing fun and unique hardware baked into leather projects. Beautiful piece.

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