Hello everyone,
I am trying to refine my hand stitching skills and I would love to hear from you what you think about this last attempt. I am thinking also about upgrading my irons + awl (at the moment I am using a quite affordable Kyoshin Elle diamond pricking iron 3mm and a Kyoshin Elle awl)
I have made two tests, the first I am using only the irons and for the second the iron + awl.
I will say in advance that I am not a big fan of Tiger thread, but I didn’t want to waste my Fil Au Chinois for this test.
It’s not quite there yet, but other that my skills that need refinement, what else do you see that is not working that I cannot see? Thread thickness vs leather thickness? Iron size vs thread? Tension?
Any help would be very welcome
Thank you so much
Angelo
Hey Angelo, Still only a learner as well but I agree with the other comments here, practice with what you intend to use. With the stitching irons, I haven't used the ones you mentioned but I think most of the quality brands would serve you well. I use the Crimson Irons ones from Singapore and I really like them, my stitching improved out of sight when I got them.