Timebandit 0 Posted July 21, 2012 Part 7 Now we treat our straps with Tan Kote to give them some protection. I decided to use a dark thread for the stitching The length of the thread is 6 times the length of the strap. We need needles at both ends of it Stitch them into the hole in opposite to each other I changed my mind and removed the dark thread. A beige one looked better in my opinion I also forgot to show the waxing of the the thread, here it is Let’s go on to the sewing The strap gets curved by the force of the sewing 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 ) 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. Add some glue to the knot, it prevents to open Let the glue dry and cut the extending ends of the thread close to the surface Sew the buckleside Sew-in the buckle 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djzek 14 Posted July 11, 2013 what is the thread which is used to stitch ? is it nylon/polyester? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites