Re: Question for Reinactors

Posted by NightSky on January 22, 2001 at 08:44:04:

In Reply to: Re: Question for Reinactors posted by Lady Ann on January 22, 2001 at 08:03:30:

: NightSky:

: If you are making the shirt with leather, I recommend using either a chain stitch (2 needles, two sinews "locking" each stitch) or a whip stitch, both of which make finer, tighter seams on leather. If I want a really strong seam on fine leather I sometimes use a small blanket stitch, which is really just a whip stitch with each stitch "locked" by the next stitch. The blanket edge also adds a nice decorative effect. For a fabric shirt running stitch is fine, and both French seams and flat-feld seams are perfectly appropriate. If you are sewing by hand and using a running stitch, be sure to back stitch all the seams that are likely to take extra tension, like underarms.
: Happy sewing!

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Thanks, Lady Ann. I'm using osnaburg for the shirt, so French seams were a must as far as I'm concerned. I know Dana likes raveling, but it makes me crazy!

Do you know of any tricks to get a glovers needle to slide more easily through leather? I have some beautiful, fine buckskin I was going to make some possibles bags out of. The stitch info will help tremendously, thanks again. NightSky

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: : NightSky:

: : If you are making the shirt with leather, I recommend using either a chain stitch (2 needles, two sinews "locking" each stitch) or a whip stitch, both of which make finer, tighter seams on leather.  If I want a really strong seam on fine leather I sometimes use a small blanket stitch, which is really just a whip stitch with each stitch "locked" by the next stitch.  The blanket edge also adds a nice decorative effect.  For a fabric shirt running stitch is fine, and both French seams and flat-feld seams are perfectly appropriate.  If you are sewing by hand and using a running stitch, be sure to back stitch all the seams that are likely to take extra tension, like underarms.
: :   Happy sewing!

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: ~~~~~~~
: Thanks, Lady Ann.  I'm using osnaburg for the shirt, so French seams were a must as far as I'm concerned.  I know Dana likes raveling, but it makes me crazy!

: Do you know of any tricks to get a glovers needle to slide more easily through leather?  I have some beautiful, fine buckskin I was going to make some possibles bags out of.  The stitch info will help tremendously, thanks again.  NightSky


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