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Sorry, I put it in my other video in depth but I probably need to make a video by itself on how to use the different lacing needles. Skiving is paring or thinning the thickness of the leather. I will work on a new video but you can find the exact info you need in this video of mine at minute 5:28. th-cam.com/video/ydW5ZxF6-zk/w-d-xo.html. Thank you for your comment since I am in the middle of making more videos and will include one on the needles.

Normally if you are using leather you would have 2 pieces of leather and the lace can be hidden between them and come out where you want to start the stitch. I normally use Loctite Gel Super Glue in a small bottle with squeeze sides and put a tiny bit of glue on the lace between the leather so it will stay put. In your case with only one piece if you will be ending at the start point, skive the last 3/8ths to 1/2 inch so it will lay flat and hide better. Leave that 1/2 inch hanging out till you come all the way around to join. Use the same Loctite Glue to attach the skived tail to the side of your leather (preferably on the back of your project). Make sure it is above your punched holes, and lace over the tail. When you reach the beginning of your stitch, you can just pull it through your first stitches to hide the tail. Put a tiny dot of glue on that end also. You will be able to see the tail slightly but hopefully they will be on the backside and fairly hidden. You could dye the tail of your lace to match your main leather piece. The glue should be allowed to dry untouched overnight. Hope that answers your question.

@@gotstyledesigns I'm new to leather so looking up some of thoseterms like skive, if you ever wanted to do a video on this I'd love to see it! I'll try to slowly work through these instructions one some practice pieces in the meantime. Thank you!

@@JenniferSchuler-i9m I am starting up another series of videos so if you subscribe and push the bell you will get notification on my new videos. When you practice it does help if you get a piece of leather to work on so you get the feel for the real thing.

Thank you so much for letting me know you liked my video. I am glad it helped.

Yes you are right. I priced it accordingly and sold it quickly. I thought I might have braided it a little faster but it is tedious when you use smaller spaced holes than the lace. You have to admit it looks much nicer than sizing the holes to the lace size though.

Thank you so much! You have a wonderful day also!🙂

Thank you...so glad you liked my videos! The handheld splitter is great. If you were going to braid full time you might want a higher end tool but I use the handheld and mostly try to buy Packer lace.

Hello, I don't speak German but think this is what you want: Y-Knot Lace-splitter, beveler, and Packer Kangaroo leather lace. y-knotlace.com/ The website also features a lot of nice videos on using their equipment.

Great! Glad it helped!

Thank you so much!

Your translation did not come through well. I think instead of "help you take" you mean "help you buy" the tools? That information is in the description below the video. For tools, I suggest y-knotlace.com/ or gfeller.us/product-category. These are the tool vendors I deal with and they are both excellent.

@@gotstyledesigns thank you very much....

@@gotstyledesigns you are right help me to buy.....thanks for your kind reply

Thank you.

Yes, I think I listed the supplies in the beginning. It is kangaroo leather lace.

Because it's made from petroleum. I like more natural oils.

I have tried numerous things but this is my favorite.

Sorry, I answered this the other day not long after you wrote the question but my answer did not show up today. You need to watch the video that shows joining and ending the Mexican Round Braid. Here is the link to it: th-cam.com/video/FuxFAGSjR94/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much! I appreciate your input.

What I used was 6-7mm. Yours could be different depending on how your lace was prepared which could make it thicker or thinner than mine. To make sure yours is correct I would use a seizing knot like you were starting the actual project and braid a couple of inches using the same lace you will be using. Then measure a half inch from the knot down what you have braided. You need a fitting slightly larger so when you put the glue in the fitting that you have room to easily slide your braid inside. One mm too large is much better than 1mm too small. Hope that helps.

@@gotstyledesigns thank you so much!!

The tool in this particular video is used only to split, or make thinner in the thickness of the lace. You would need a cutter which has a blade sitting at 90 degrees. Y-knot makes a cutter/beveler that might work. Their video only shows the beveling process. I have a video on How to Bevel Leather Lace... While I only show the beveling process, I think you could see how the blade would work at 90 degrees. If your lace is already cut but has wavy edges you could probably put through the cutter on both sides. You would probably end up with more narrow lace though. At least it would look nicer though. Hope that helps. Several other companies make string cutters also.

You are very welcome!

Hi Jan...it is a punch pad from Rocky Mountain Leather. I love them and they come in different sizes. Here is the link: www.rmleathersupply.com/collections/hammer-mauls-and-mats/products/rocky-mountain-thick-punch-pad-many-sizes

I have my core and strands attached to something solid but I found if when braiding you pull too much toward you that the core cord will more easily show. I have the core attached to something closer to me and when I braid I pull to tighten just a little more sideways (like maybe 70 degrees) instead of towards me and the other end of the core. After pulling to tighten I usually am holding on to where I just tightened while making the next step so it did not loosen, but you could not see in the video if I did that. Hope that makes sense. It was hard to make the video and keep my fingers out of the way so you could see how it was braided.

I purchased it from Y-Knot Lace. They have a great selection of Packer kangaroo lace. Here is the link: y-knotlace.com/colors:25536

Well this is so disgusting. You used to be able to get an 8 or 4 oz bar of Ivory soap. I just looked at a package of new Ivory soap and it is only 3.17 oz! So you will need almost a bar and a quarter. Kind of reminds me of the shrinking toilet paper and smaller packaging of everything. LOL Sorry this answer took so long but I thought I had previously answered this one. 4 oz is the answer.

Most welcome!

Thank you!

Sounds great!

I don't have time to make another video right now but here is how you could do it. Leave a tail on both ends. Take that tail and reverse direction back into the braid and braid it back into itself like the joining portion of the video. Use the tail just like you were coming at the braid to join it and weave it back into itself.

@@gotstyledesigns thanks… you take care. I will get on it…

LOL You caught me...great gelato isn't it?

@@gotstyledesigns it is the BEST. I won't even look at Häagen-Dazs chocolate peanut butter anymore.

You are saying 4 hole punch...do you mean chisel punch? What are you using under your leather for the punch to go into? A chisel punch should not dull for quite a few projects. Normally the problem comes from punching into something not made for that purpose. I found the plastic sheet made for that which you can see sitting on top of my self healing cutting mat, but also the white poly cutting boards you can find at Walmart work. Do not use the gridded surface you use for cutting out your project like the self healing mats or anything harder. If you don't have the correct backing you could for now use a thick piece of leather. You can resharpen by holding at the same angle as they were sharpened at in the first place and running them over the same strop you would sharpen a swivel knife with. They make higher quality chisel punches but I just bought the higher quality Tandy punches and they have worked fine. Hope that answers your question.

@@gotstyledesigns Hi again Pat! I guess it depends on which Tandy one goes to...one Tandy told me to use the four hole punch so I bought one. it is absolutelely worthless for whip stitching. Again, this is not Tandy's fault - it's the covid crap going around and the stores being EXTREMELY understaffed, so please know I am not attacking Tandy leather...I love going there. Anyway, I went to another Tandy (and thank God it's about an hour closer to my Colorado country home) and they have a new store manager - they didn't have one the first few times I went in and had one man/woman crews and they didn't have the time to help me so I've made MANY mistakes that luckily I can work around because I used to sew and know there is always a way to fix a mistake!!) and James, the manger, is very good. He told me if I'm whip stitching there is no way the four hole punch would work because it's not even the same shape as the 1/8" kangaroo leather lace I ordered (and Tandy doesn't carry 'roo lace because it is cost prohibitive for them). He set me up with the " Pro Chisel 4 prong 1/8" which went through my leather BEAUTIFULLY...so, having the right tool and not being sold the wrong tool because a lot of the Tandy employees haven't done enough leather work to know better (and this is ok, they are learning just like me) Is EXTREMELY important. I am going to double whip stitch like you mentioned in this video with dark brown and saddle tan on my buffalo purse because it will be gorgeous AND hide my mistakes on the edge of my purse flap that I made not knowing what the heck I was doing when I first started. Here is my question for you. 1. How much lacing at most should I use. The amount of lace I need to go around my purse flap is 33" times 3, which is 99" plus the extra you recommend. That is a lot of lacing to manage. I had seen a video before I found you by Kevin at Weaver Leather and he said never use more than 18 inches at a time and then I need to skiv and glue a new piece to the piece I've just laced to keep going. Please advise me. What do you do? How much lace do you work with at one time before you use another piece? How do you put the pieces of lace together so you can continue lacing? By the way, I made my coconut oil conditioner soap (your recipe and thank you so much!!!) and am going to use it on my laces, but I know the double lacing will be tough to get through after I've laced the first color. Please help me. I value your opinion very much and am going to learn from you.

I only use 2 feet to 30 inches max at a time. Do not pull on the end to tighten or even pull on the same place every time. I would never put 99" on a needle. The joining method is in my videos. You skive the ends and use superglue to attach. Let it sit for a while to cure before continuing lacing. I have never had one come apart. Make the join fall on the inside of your work. I use Loctite gel superglue. You squeeze the side of the bottle and never have to touch it. At least you have the right tools now. Glad you like my coconut oil soap video and recipe.

​@@gotstyledesigns One more question, please. Since my 'roo lace is 1/8" and you suggested it lays flatter and looks better if I use 3/32" lace for double whip stitching. what type of lacing at Tandy should I get and use? Is one better quality than another? Does the lace need to be beveled, or is flat lace what I want to use?

@@gotstyledesigns Thank you, Pat! I really appreciate you and your videos. I told my husband that I was only going to use you as my teacher because you are very good, kind and answer my questions...AND you're into Talenti gelatto!!! I'll let you know how it goes.

Glad you liked the video! Yes, I think you could use it. I always try the edge and material out first. I would cut a scrap piece to the same curve as your coaster and see how the braid looks on it. Use a polished hammer to tap the edges down and that should get rid of any curl from braiding.

It should be close enough to the corner to not be noticeable even if it is not exactly in the corner. Most of my corners are fairly rounded and you can move your holes to come out close. It would depend on what the gusset looked like but I would just start a little off center or start somewhere else that might be easier to join if it is a narrow space...such as on a straight run. I would not try to join at a corner.

I used some of the braiding soap I made in a previous video. It was probably the one using coconut oil but I use all three, depending on what I have on hand. It is simple to make your own and much cheaper. Here is my video with the recipes: th-cam.com/video/v4NsZBUhmCY/w-d-xo.html

@@gotstyledesigns perfect! i actually just watched your previous video and made my own coconut oil soap. thanks for the tip! i’m excited to try rolling my braided cord.

@@chrisbogard7632 You are very welcome. Only use a small amount of soap before rolling. I use it mostly for braiding. Glad you found my videos helpful. Thanks!

Thank you so much for letting me know!

Thank you so much Herlinda. I got them from a vendor at the leather show in Sheridan some years ago. I see Weaver has some but the smallest is 8 inches.

All good. I found your other video on joining and corners. Love your work, cheers

I was just going to go back and look at the video since I thought it was in there. Thank you so much on my work!

I think you mean the leather thickness gauge? Those are available from Tandy Leather, Weaver Leather, Springfield Leather, and other places that handle leather and leather tools. Thank you so much on the video!

Glad it was helpful! Not sure what you mean by the first hole but I would start in the middle of the flattest spot you have. You would not want to start on a sharper curve since it would be more difficult to join there. Thanks on my nails. LOL

@@gotstyledesigns thank you. I watched your video again an I think I understand it a better. I see I can start from the first hole an go all the way around. It just threw me because in the video you start lacing from a few holes down an not at the very first hole. Got it now. Gonna subscribe I see you have a couple more braiding Techniques I would like to learn.

The cord just keeps the braid more round. You don't have to use it but sometimes you can get a flatter looking braid rather than the consistent round shape you want.

Seems you can't please everyone and that's OK. LOL

You know where I can buy 8 in royal blue lacing

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I'm so glad! I appreciate knowing people like my videos. I'll see what I can do.

I know!! Shame on me huh? I have had so much going on that I have not had time. I better get with it. LOL

@@gotstyledesigns It's a new year! Hopefully it won't be nearly as stressful! 🤞 😃

@@gotstyledesigns Stop eating Talenti Gellato and get with it!!!

My second Mexican Round Braid video shows how to finish and join the end.

You're so welcome! I appreciate knowing what people think.

Thank you so much! I appreciate knowing what people think of my videos. I hope to have time to make more videos in the near future. Thanks again! Pat

Go for it! They are pretty easy to make and very cost effective.