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Strapmaking, the Timebandit's way Part 7

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Part 7

 

Now we treat our straps with Tan Kote to give them some protection.

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I decided to use a dark thread for the stitching

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The length of the thread is 6 times the length of the strap.
We need needles at both ends of it

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Stitch them into the hole in opposite to each other

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I changed my mind and removed the dark thread. A beige one looked better in my opinion

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I also forgot to show the waxing of the the thread, here it is

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Let’s go on to the sewing

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The strap gets curved by the force of the sewing

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That is no problem, if we sew the other side with the same force, the curve gets straightened
and the strap looses some milimeter in length. ( We gave it some additional length before )

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It is important to start the sewing at the lugside end. Because it will end where we started.
The most comfortable place for the knot is at the lugside.

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Add some glue to the knot, it prevents to open

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Let the glue dry and cut the extending ends of the thread close to the surface

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Sew the buckleside

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Sew-in the buckle

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See this tutorial continued at:

 

Part 8 : http://www.rwg.bz/board/index.php?showtopic=31612

 

 

See previous parts here

 

Part 1 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31603

Part 2 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31604

Part 3 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31605

Part 4 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31607

Part 5 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31609

Part 6 : http://www.rwg.bz/bo...showtopic=31610

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djzek

what is the thread which is used to stitch ? is it nylon/polyester?

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