COMPLETE GUIDE TO SADDLESTITCH SEWING
LEARN THE “TRADITIONAL” SEWING TECHNIQUE OF LEATHER ARTISANS!
Sewing leather with a saddle stitch allows you to obtain a beautiful slanted stitch on both sides (right side and wrong side).
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Leather sewing made easy
Simplified hand sewing of leather involves piercing/marking the stitching points using a round punch . There is therefore no need to pierce the leather with a diamond-tipped awl (and therefore no need for saddle pliers). This "hole" and straight-stitch sewing is ideal for beginners .
The tools needed for simplified leather sewing
CHOICE OF THREAD
It is necessary to have a thick thread to fill the holes (polyester or linen thread): a diameter of approximately 0.65 mm .
The thread diameter used in the photos is 0.6 mm (braided and waxed polyester thread).
CHOICE OF NEEDLE
It is necessary to thread 2 round-tipped needles Size 1/0 - Ø1.1 mm (ref. CA118_01) onto the thread.
GUIDE: WHICH NEEDLE SHOULD I CHOOSE FOR MY THREAD?
Unlike saddle stitch sewing, there is no need to make a "comma" ( pass the thread over the needle ) to have a stitch inclined on both sides => the simplified seam has a straight stitch.
CHOICE OF COOKIE CUTTER
Simplified leather sewing involves making holes about 0.9 to 1.25 mm in diameter and spaced 6.5 mm apart (center to center) in the leather to pierce the stitches. Then, it is necessary to pass each needle through each hole.
Many patterns today include these types of stitches.


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