When beginning leather work very quickly we need to find out how to lace leather.
Leather lacing can be used to add to the overall look of leather products by using a variety of lacing techniques to tie pieces together or for purely decorative purposes. The basic techniques to lace leather are the same techniques used to sew other fabrics together. However, due to the tougher nature of leather, lace holes need to be punched through it.
It is essential that the lacing is done with the finished side of the item facing towards you.
Holes are usually made by using a leather punch or lace chisel. Ideally, the holes need to be sufficiently wide enough to allow the leather to pass through, but not too wide.
Lacing can be done with either waxed thread or leather strips. Waxed thread requires really small holes. Leather strips require holes of approximately 3.18 mm in diameter. Holes should be evenly spaced, leaving little space between them and the leather’s edge. Also holes need to be placed on both pieces of leather and need to line up properly.
It may be possible to get the hole to line up exactly by using the hole punch to punch the holes through both pieces of leather but this will depend on how thick the leather is.
How do you measure for the right amount of lacing to use?
Whipstitch: 3.5X
Running Stitch: 1.5X
Buckstitch: 2.5X
Single Loop: 6.5X
Double Loop: 8.5X
Round Braid: 8X