Setting Snap Fasteners on a Leather Strap
A snap is four small pieces of brass and one chance to get it right. Setting a snap on a thick leather strap, and what goes wrong at each step of the job.
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Lacing a Leather Edge With a Whipstitch
A whipstitch wraps lace over a leather edge, hole after hole. Lace, slits, the knotless start, corners, splices and the finish, in the order the work happens.
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Finishing a Saddle Stitch: Backstitching and Burning the Thread Ends
A saddle-stitched seam is decided in its last inch. How backstitching, a hidden knot, burning synthetic thread and gluing linen each lock the end, and the cost.
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Skiving and Splitting: Thinning Bridle Leather Without Weakening It
Skiving thins an edge and splitting thins the whole strip. Both cost strength, so the real question with bridle leather is where that loss can be afforded.
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Cutting a Briefcase Out of a Bridle Leather Bend
A briefcase cut from a bridle leather bend starts with the waste: where the firm leather sits, why straps come first, and when a thrifty layout is weak.
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Turning a Folded Edge on Thin Leather
A folded edge hides the cut on thin leather, but every step can fail: the skive, the glue, the corner, the stitch line. Here is where it breaks and why.
