Sewing Leather

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Sewing leather. A sewing awl is ideal to puncture holes but again you may be limited on available tools. Leather is one of the most durable fashion pieces available. As long as you remember to make a few adjustments to your regular sewing youll be sewing leather projects like chic bucket bags crossbody bags and even journals with leather covers in no time.

Sewing with leather on your home sewing machine is totally possible. To sew leather by hand start by gluing the edges youll be stitching together and using an over-stitching wheel to mark your stitches. So if you want to delve deeper in sewing why dont you try your hand at sewing leather.

When sewing leather be sure to widen your stitch length to about 4 or 5 on your sewing machine. Because of this closer stitch lengths will actually make your fabric less strong and cause more tearing than a wider stitch. Since leather does not have a weave each time you penetrate the fabric you are creating a permanent hole.

The thickness is important because a thinner thread might tear through the leather when the stitches are pulled tight and a thicker thread also looks more proportional in relation to the stitch length and hole size you are using when you sew leather. Here are some simple steps to sewing leather by hand. Simply apply a line of tape between the two pieces of leather you want to sew placing the tape along the edge of your leather within what will be the seam allowance.

Cridoz 35 Pcs Leather Stitching Pouch Kit with 4mm Prong Sewing Hole Punch Leather Sewing Tools Waxed Thread and Large-Eye Stitching Needles for Beginner Leather Sewing Working Crafting Projects. Next pierce the thread with the needle point as shown and push this loop around the needle upwards towards the eyelet. This hand crank leather patcher sews at a low maximum speed and its head rotates in any direction by moving a handle which makes it perfect for sewing on leatherIn fact this model by Yeqin was specially designed for leather crafters.

Lock the needle into the thread. You can also use your rotary cutter. Watch this tutorial to get some tips and tricks to working with these fabricsWEBSITE.