Hey there !
i’m starting to experiment with thin and soft leathers like goatskin (got a few hides from Alran sully splitted down to 0,5mm).
i like how thin the items can be made but i’m having a hard time with getting a clean and consistent stitch on the back, especially on extremely thin areas (like only two layers so 1mm of soft leather).
My guesses :
- thread tension consistency sucks
- such a thin leather can‘t really be as clean as thicker / harder ones
- my tools are not the right ones (but I get great results with them - I tried with 10spI irons)
- my technique sucks - I should try to stitch differently with that leather
- I‘m just too noob to play with that wonderful stuff, go back to you heavyweight vegtan 😅
I precise i’m not casting the stitch on such thin areas.
Options that might help :
- combine with harder hand leathers (and loose the point of using that thin and soft leathers...)
- use folded edges everywhere I can to increase thickness is the areas causing trouble (good plan ?)
- change tools
- stop complaining on a forum and go back practice your stitch
Any experience with that kind of issues ? The result is not terrific but definitely could be much better.
All right here is what I'm getting with a little fine tuning (on approx two layers of goat - total thickness around 0-8-1mm) - that should do for the next projects :
Cast, minimal tension, orange is poly, white is linen, both at 0,35mm.