Waxing Thread Before You Stitch
Beeswax, paraffin, rosin mixes and pre-waxed thread compared for hand stitching leather, with the method makers use and the places extra wax causes trouble.
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What Thread Size Goes With What Leather
Thread size for hand-stitched leather depends on the hole as much as the hide. Six common questions answered, from spool numbers to wallets, belts and bags.
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A Card Wallet With One Seam
A leather card wallet cut from one piece, folded on one side and closed with a single saddle-stitched seam. Materials, sizing from the card, and the weak point.
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Fitting a Lock to a Case Without Misalignment
A briefcase lock goes wrong in small ways: a mark a hair off, an opening cut too big, a pin peened loose. Here is each step and how it fails if you rush it.
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Rounding Corners Cleanly
Corner punches, strap end punches, washers and a sharp knife all round a leather corner. Here is what each tool does well, where it fails, and what to buy.
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Is a Leather Craft Kit Worth Buying?
A leather craft kit can save a beginner money or bury them in stamps and filler. Six questions, answered from the bench, on when a kit earns its place.
