Leather joining techniques

Stitching leather by hand is one of many options available when considering the most appropriate way to join two or more pieces of leather. Traditionally, if stitching, leatherworkers would opt for a technique known as 'Saddle Stitching'. A good saddle stitch, perfectly executed, will never unravel.

I give you The Catamaran Bag pattern! 🥳 The Catamaran Bag is a turned-style bag, meaning it's stitched with the flesh side out and then flipped inside out. This technique reveals the leather's grain side while concealing the stitches inside the bag. The bag features two separate compartments, joined like saddle bags and held by the shoulder strap - two bags in one! Mixing different leather colors for the body, front and back panels, and the closure allows for fun and stylish…

🪡 Fancy trying your hand at leathercraft? 🪡 . . I’m excited to be running some workshops in my studio in July, as part of the @deemouthartiststudios Workshop Weekender, to create your own handstitched leather card wallet! . . Join me for a relaxed, three hour workshop where we’ll begin going over the fundamentals of leather craft, including an overview of leather types and their characteristics, tools of the trade and techniques that we’ll be using. . . We’ll then explore traditional hand…

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How to Make Folds in Leather: When doing leatherworking, it's common to run across patterns that involve folding or flaps. In this instructable I'll show you a couple of techniques I use to get nice folds into leather! The crispness of the fold depends entirely on how thick the…

Join BERNINA Ambassador, Fabian Renteria, for part one of the faux leather skirt tutorial. Head over to the blog at WeAllSew.com to learn how to draft the pattern!

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