Second attempt at a Lyman pouch

[Kev308]

I had some 3oz veg tan in the box, so I thought I would try my hand at another Lyman pouch. I have not dyed any leather before so it was a first time for that, I’m kind of pleased with the results.

 

[Brokennock]

Getting there.
When you saddle stitch, do you always cross your threads in the same direction?
Depending on which way the diamond awl holes line up,
this way, //////// or this way \\\\\\\ in relation to the direction you are stitching, determines which side goes above or below each time.

I'm terrible at describing it in writing (obviously) but @Artificer can describe it pretty well, and has in the past if you search his posts/replies. He also has a good link/s to some YouTube videos that describe it well.
If you can do this it will straighten up your line of stitch.
Maybe @Capt. Jas. can describe it here also.

 

[hawkenhunter50]

Looks very nice to me. What did you use to dye the leather? Curious about the stitching technique mentioned by @Brokennock as the few projects I have done in leather my stitching never looked very good. Yours looks good to me.

 

[Kev308]

I dyed it with Feibings. As for the stitching sometimes I use one of those eight pronged stitch chisels. This one was all done with an awl one hole at a time. I will admit I kind of rushed the job, don’t really know why. Probably because I got tired of looking at it amd wanted it off my workbench!

 

[Brokennock]

I dyed it with Feibings. As for the stitching sometimes I use one of those eight pronged stitch chisels. This one was all done with an awl one hole at a time. I will admit I kind of rushed the job, don’t really know why. Probably because I got tired of looking at it amd wanted it off my workbench!

I really like that you kept the corners as rounded as you did. I see way to many little belt pouches being called a "Lyman" pouch/bag that the make just clipped the corners. The original has such nice round corners and flowing lines.
I use the multi-prong tools (from two prong to six) to lay out my stitch line. Sometimes I use a wheel but the prongs indent the direction the diamond should point helping me to keep consistent as I poke and stitch.

 

[Capt. Jas.]

Getting there.
When you saddle stitch, do you always cross your threads in the same direction?
Depending on which way the diamond awl holes line up,
this way, //////// or this way \\\\\\\ in relation to the direction you are stitching, determines which side goes above or below each time.

I'm terrible at describing it in writing (obviously) but @Artificer can describe it pretty well, and has in the past if you search his posts/replies. He also has a good link/s to some YouTube videos that describe it well.
If you can do this it will straighten up your line of stitch.
Maybe @Capt. Jas. can describe it here also.

Repetition is the key. Awl at same angle to the work, same needle in same location and order of the awl pierce every time, even the elbow needs to be at the same height and angle every time. Takes a lot of repetition to get that type of repetition : )

Nice job on the bag!

 

[Big Tom 52]

Looks good to me! A heck of a lot better than the one I tried making. I'm still having trouble with sewing my gusset around corners and not having it bunch up.

 

[BillinOregon]

Now you are making me want to have another go!