Strange Stitching

Hello,

I once made that stitch as a trial on a project i was also testing. It came out horrible (not the stitch itself, but the whole concept i was trying, just did not work). There is a way to make it so that it hold the two parts together, but there will be no glue involved.

I will try to explain, better yet, sketch it on paper:

Basically, instead of the thread going from top to bottom of the same hole, it goes from top of the hole to the bottom of the next with the thread sandwiched in between the two layers.

If the thread is not too thick, up to 0.4mm, it is almost invisible. When using thicker thread, i tried using thicker leather layers and cutting a channel/groove on the flesh side so that the thread has somewhere to go.

I think the construction method itself self explains why I did not use glue the two layers together. It would have been impossible to manipulate the needles and the thread. What i did do tho, after stitching, i lightly opened up the edges with a bone folder, used a thin flat paint/art brush to spread a light coat of a mixture of PVA/Glue (I do not remember the exact ratio), and then hammered the edges closed to have a good edge to edge paint on.