Thank you. Back in 7th/8th grade leather shop (1967/68; 1968/69 school years) the double loop stitch was my favorite and most used. I haven't done any leather work since, but plan on doing some again soon. My old leather shop instructor Mr. Reins (he also taught my dad and his two younger brothers, and my two younger brothers) would roll in his grave if he knew I'd forgotten how do do this stitch. As for splicing ... we removed the needle, squared and beveled the end, glued another length of lace after squaring and beveling the end of it,, to the original lace then re-attached the needle and continued on. If memory serves, our glue was rubber cement for the lace splices, and when necessary the edges of what we were making. Beveling and gluing seems an easier way than stitching in a separate lace, then bringing the original lace over to the end of the splice. How do you hide the length of original lace laying along the side of however many stitches were made with the splice lace, when you bring it over to the end of the splice? What if the original lace isn't long enough to go the length of the splice?
I do this type of lacing like once a year. I always check back at this video to refresh my memory. So much easier to understand than the lacing book that I have.
Yes so great to find and see this. A lady from church brought her worn out Bible and asked if I could re fasten the loose signatures and make a nice durable cover. There shouldn't be any problem drilling and lasing the signatures but I had wondered how to fix the outer edges of the leather cover. On scrap I've tried scarfing and folding but it looks amateur or even Kindergarten class quality. This lacing technique should look nice plus give the outer edges more strength. Thanks again. I luv TH-cam crafters. Really wish I knew how to edit how to videos. I would like to give back to this community part of what I have learned and pass my metal working knowledge on to whomever that could use it.
id never done a double loop stitch or a wallet, so I bought one of those precut kits with instructions, but their instructions on the actual stitch are ATROCIOUS! couldn't follow them at all! thanks to yall I've completed my first wallet and the double loop is mesmerizingly beautiful!
If you haven't done so find a beginners set of tools and practice practice practice you will improve only by doing it. Now there are online things like this. I learned by trial and error. Remember once you hit the tool it's almost impossible to correct the stamp you just put down crooked. I learned a couple things watching this about the starting and finishing the lacing. I used to do the X thing like when he started lacing but there is another way where you start by making a loop around the end of your lacing that looks the same as when he finished and had that loop that he went into to end the lacing. Good luck with your crafting and start simple with some like keychains fobs etc. Don't start with a wallet they are more involved to make and you may be discouraged if you have a bad experience. Don't give up :)
Thank you. I hadn't done this type of lacing for over 20 years. As I watched (and re-watched) it all came back to me!! Thank you for having these video tutorials available.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your amazing skill and talent. I'm only sorry that this medium leaves us all open to the mean, nasty and cowardly comments from some! Please continue to share your knowledge as we are so grateful ☺
Very Nice, very educational....slow and deliberate explanation during his work so you can visualize and understand while he his demonstating the stitch...5 STAR Video !!!!
wow thank you! i collect western hats amd wanted to do this on the brim of a few of my buckaroo styles. very helpful and you guys have a wonderful supply of leather goods.
This is exactly what I’m looking for. I inherited a tooled leather handbag from my grandmother, and the lacing has determinate day. I should be able to follow these instructions!
Great video!! Exactly what I needed to know!! Thank you! (And thank you for getting right to the tutorial! Some teachers, well meaning I’m sure, spend half the video explaining what they’re going to do, then do it! I Know what they ’re going to do, that’s why I clicked on the video!)
EXTREMELY INTERESTING !!! I think I have found a new hobby !!! Years ago I used to do leatherwork and forgot a lot of the techniques... You are VERY TALENTED !!! Thank you...
@Zissou1107 The "strap" is a pre-cut 1/8 inch (3.175mm) wide leather lace. Yes, you can cut lace yourself with a lace cutter. The needle is a 1190-00 two-prong lacing needle. All of these items can be found on our websites
Hello, I am thrilled about this video! I have a Mexican hand-tooled purse that I want to restore. Will you please tell me what size lacing I should buy and how I should clean and treat the leather once I have removed all of the old lacing.
I did it with a lace made by my own with wheel cutter. I worked on a project of a simple bag with thin leather it looks bulky but if you look at it accurately you can see the pattern of the lace. Thanks!
Beautiful! How can anyone not like this? To click the "Dont Like" is so disrespectful. You should be ashamed of yourself. This man did an excellent job detailing the "how to". Great video...
Netlace56 I guess because there are people who makes money from this kind of skill set. Or making money from teaching this. One way another this is an excellent video
How do you make the holes ? They so straight and neat. Is there tools stitching punch hole round with diameter more than 1mm? Or do you made that holes used single punch hole ?
Thank you very much for the tutorial. Its easy to understand and goes to detail like how yo start, what to do when the leather strip finishes and how to start with a new one plus how many other important details like the corners and how to finish. I think the subject is easily explained and the information comes handy for leatherwork students like myself.
Does including the 'x' part of the stitch (rather than just going around and through each hole) also serve a particular function, so that it would be chosen for certain projects and not for others? Or is it mostly used because it looks neater?
+Rhonda Ja Glad to help! You may also enjoy our other Double Loop Lacing video done by Jim Linnell, available at th-cam.com/video/HIpanSwuy4o/w-d-xo.htmlm25s
this is a really clear and simple tutorial :) now i can go and make a quiver :D i think you also taught me how to sew leather by hand.. thanks for that too :)
Thank you so much for posting this it has been easily 15 years since I have done any leather work and could not remember how to do this for the life of me.
Great video!! I learned several things and am reasonably confident that I can do this. Thank you. I have a question/comment though. You didn’t show two things; the removing a couple stitches and how you made the loop. IMHO these are important. I have no idea how to do them. Is there another video that shows them? I really want to do this on a project and need to know how.
hey, i really like your videos, you do a great job! thank you so much! i'm learning the job as a saddler, but my teatcher can't do things like you.. so because of your videos, i can learn them too! thank you ^^
Elby Man Sorry about the delay in reply! There has been so many people commenting on Mr. Hurst's video that we seem to have missed your request for information about triple loop lacing. George does a video on triple loop lacing as part of the premium content available at www.leathercraftlibrary.com
thank you for the demo, i dont understand why do you put a new lace, is it necessary or optional, i mean if the lace keeping on to the end, it could still meet the ending point (another end).
I'm trying to figure out, that first part, do you continuously have that lace to make the X?.. the part he said, you need 7 inches? When you prep the lace it must be halved to keep that extra bit on top that makes the 'X'?.. would be great to see the back...:-\
Thank you. Back in 7th/8th grade leather shop (1967/68; 1968/69 school years) the double loop stitch was my favorite and most used. I haven't done any leather work since, but plan on doing some again soon. My old leather shop instructor Mr. Reins (he also taught my dad and his two younger brothers, and my two younger brothers) would roll in his grave if he knew I'd forgotten how do do this stitch.
As for splicing ... we removed the needle, squared and beveled the end, glued another length of lace after squaring and beveling the end of it,, to the original lace then re-attached the needle and continued on.
If memory serves, our glue was rubber cement for the lace splices, and when necessary the edges of what we were making.
Beveling and gluing seems an easier way than stitching in a separate lace, then bringing the original lace over to the end of the splice. How do you hide the length of original lace laying along the side of however many stitches were made with the splice lace, when you bring it over to the end of the splice?
What if the original lace isn't long enough to go the length of the splice?
This stitch work is by far the best I've ever seen. So well done.
Mr. Hurst thank you in sharing your skills and talent. Share more of your leather project.
I do this type of lacing like once a year. I always check back at this video to refresh my memory. So much easier to understand than the lacing book that I have.
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My mind is blown! 🤯 It looks like one continuous stitch even though you spliced it. Beautifully done. I'm subscribing now to learn more.
Yes so great to find and see this. A lady from church brought her worn out Bible and asked if I could re fasten the loose signatures and make a nice durable cover. There shouldn't be any problem drilling and lasing the signatures but I had wondered how to fix the outer edges of the leather cover. On scrap I've tried scarfing and folding but it looks amateur or even Kindergarten class quality. This lacing technique should look nice plus give the outer edges more strength. Thanks again. I luv TH-cam crafters. Really wish I knew how to edit how to videos. I would like to give back to this community part of what I have learned and pass my metal working knowledge on to whomever that could use it.
id never done a double loop stitch or a wallet, so I bought one of those precut kits with instructions, but their instructions on the actual stitch are ATROCIOUS! couldn't follow them at all! thanks to yall I've completed my first wallet and the double loop is mesmerizingly beautiful!
What a gorgeous trade! I am so eager to learn! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom! I could watch you for hours! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
If you haven't done so find a beginners set of tools and practice practice practice you will improve only by doing it. Now there are online things like this. I learned by trial and error. Remember once you hit the tool it's almost impossible to correct the stamp you just put down crooked. I learned a couple things watching this about the starting and finishing the lacing. I used to do the X thing like when he started lacing but there is another way where you start by making a loop around the end of your lacing that looks the same as when he finished and had that loop that he went into to end the lacing. Good luck with your crafting and start simple with some like keychains fobs etc. Don't start with a wallet they are more involved to make and you may be discouraged if you have a bad experience. Don't give up :)
Your videos are so helpful for beginners like myself. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and time with the world.
not for me
Thank you. I hadn't done this type of lacing for over 20 years. As I watched (and re-watched) it all came back to me!! Thank you for having these video tutorials available.
Do you know what type of needle is that
Thank ypu for teaching this with a clear, concise video.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your amazing skill and talent. I'm only sorry that this medium leaves us all open to the mean, nasty and cowardly comments from some! Please continue to share your knowledge as we are so grateful ☺
Very Nice, very educational....slow and deliberate explanation during his work so you can visualize and understand while he his demonstating the stitch...5 STAR Video !!!!
wow thank you! i collect western hats amd wanted to do this on the brim of a few of my buckaroo styles. very helpful and you guys have a wonderful supply of leather goods.
This is exactly what I’m looking for. I inherited a tooled leather handbag from my grandmother, and the lacing has determinate day. I should be able to follow these instructions!
Watching in 2020!
This is quite old but the relevancy has surged and this will never become outdated
Thank you so much, I bought a wallet kit and needed to learn how to double loop lace. Great video!!!
got the lockstitch awl by these guys and its a monster.big thanks and shout out to tandy leather.you guys rock.
Just bought some leather lacing from Tandy today. Didn't realize I'd be using their TH-cam video to help me use it 😂 that's awesome
This stitch is the best I have ever seen
Excellent tutorial, It’s Timeless! 2024 viewer.
I have watched this about 50 times because I always forget! Thanks George
Always nice to see a pro at work, thanks for the video!
It is so peaceful to see the ending blend itself soo well that it looks like an infinity ♾ loop
Great video!! Exactly what I needed to know!! Thank you! (And thank you for getting right to the tutorial! Some teachers, well meaning I’m sure, spend half the video explaining what they’re going to do, then do it! I Know what they ’re going to do, that’s why I clicked on the video!)
What happens after you cut it at the end? Just leave it?
Omg I've been staring at books and guides in the kit i have for months and tried and failed. This literally makes it easy!!
This is an excellent video. I was able to stitch a medicine bag with no problems.
EXTREMELY INTERESTING !!! I think I have found a new hobby !!! Years ago I used to do leatherwork and forgot a lot of the techniques... You are VERY TALENTED !!! Thank you...
Always glad to help! Check out our TH-cam channel for hundreds of tutorials on leatherworking.
@Zissou1107 The "strap" is a pre-cut 1/8 inch (3.175mm) wide leather lace. Yes, you can cut lace yourself with a lace cutter. The needle is a 1190-00 two-prong lacing needle. All of these items can be found on our websites
Hello, I am thrilled about this video! I have a Mexican hand-tooled purse that I want to restore. Will you please tell me what size lacing I should buy and how I should clean and treat the leather once I have removed all of the old lacing.
Fantastic piece of leather crafting from George here. Keep up the amazing work!
awesome ....number one teaching and stitching....shame on dislikers !!!
As a member thank you tandy leather
Gracias a Tandy Leather he aprendido mucho de lo que sé! Gracias!!
I did it with a lace made by my own with wheel cutter. I worked on a project of a simple bag with thin leather it looks bulky but if you look at it accurately you can see the pattern of the lace. Thanks!
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Subscribed, this will be a very helpful channel for me as a beginner.
Nice and video... Leatherwork is very calming.
I had a clutch made at an Indian reservation. The workmanship is so beautiful. It's my prized possession. It still looks brand new 10.years later.
Beautiful! How can anyone not like this? To click the "Dont Like" is so disrespectful. You should be ashamed of yourself. This man did an excellent job detailing the "how to". Great video...
Netlace56 I guess because there are people who makes money from this kind of skill set. Or making money from teaching this. One way another this is an excellent video
How do you make the holes ? They so straight and neat. Is there tools stitching punch hole round with diameter more than 1mm? Or do you made that holes used single punch hole ?
Thank you very much for the tutorial. Its easy to understand and goes to detail like how yo start, what to do when the leather strip finishes and how to start with a new one plus how many other important details like the corners and how to finish. I think the subject is easily explained and the information comes handy for leatherwork students like myself.
It's great watching masters of their trade work!
Brilliant, inspiring and educative. Worth learning.
Beautiful! And what a privilege to see some good craftmanship!
WOW! Thank you for the tip! THIS is a keeper!
Wow, this was a great video. True craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing.
I so much loved your video. You explained everything very nicely. Thank you so much😊
Cheers! That was both interesting and relaxing at the same time!
Beautiful work this bloke is a natural teacher 👍 only one thing im not understanding is how to make that loop , removing the stitches
Nice work Mr Hurst, inspiring effort.
Does including the 'x' part of the stitch (rather than just going around and through each hole) also serve a particular function, so that it would be chosen for certain projects and not for others? Or is it mostly used because it looks neater?
I hope to learn this! Thanks for the demo. I will watch again.
Impressive skills. Must have taken many trials to develop the techniques. Thanks!I
Thank you sir for teaching us your fine skill. This is beautiful.
+Rhonda Ja Glad to help! You may also enjoy our other Double Loop Lacing video done by Jim Linnell, available at th-cam.com/video/HIpanSwuy4o/w-d-xo.htmlm25s
Rhonda Ja
this is a really clear and simple tutorial :) now i can go and make a quiver :D i think you also taught me how to sew leather by hand.. thanks for that too :)
Thank you so much for posting this it has been easily 15 years since I have done any leather work and could not remember how to do this for the life of me.
Thankyou Mr Hurst for this excellent demonstration. I can't wait to try it.
Very good! Like from Brazil!
Great video!! I learned several things and am reasonably confident that I can do this. Thank you. I have a question/comment though. You didn’t show two things; the removing a couple stitches and how you made the loop. IMHO these are important. I have no idea how to do them. Is there another video that shows them? I really want to do this on a project and need to know how.
noticed the same thing, kinda odd to leave out an important step like that
Thanks. This was just what I needed. I couldn't find my book and couldn't remember exactly how to do it. Thanks a lot.
Thank you my dear father for this informative information
Thank you Mr. Hurst. well done.
Just watched this video, great job, thanks for the Patterns.
another well narrated vid thankyou Tandys
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Amazing skill you have there, thank you for sharing. I hope I can use this on something as it is very beautiful.
FINALLY! It only took me what felt like 100 tries but I figured it out! THANK YOU SO MUCH TANDY!
+Equine Country Have you seen our newest Double Loop Lacing video? It is available at th-cam.com/video/HIpanSwuy4o/w-d-xo.htmlm25s
I haven't! I'll check it out thank you :)
Equine Country
THANK YOU FOR SHOW YOUR WORKS I LIKE IT VERY MUCH SIR , I LOVE THE LEATHER WORKS
hey, i really like your videos, you do a great job! thank you so much! i'm learning the job as a saddler, but my teatcher can't do things like you.. so because of your videos, i can learn them too! thank you ^^
Awesome work
Beautiful work of art!
You make it look so easy. Thanks!😅
Very good video tutorial, and veru useful for me so I am Learni ng, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Awesome craftsmanship, thank you for the video!
Thank tou very much. The best learning vídeos
Amazing job. Prety good finishing!
Вообще огонь! Не тот способ, что я ищу, но очень шикарно тоже. Я восхищён особо соединением концов плетения.
Impressive skills. Must have taken many trials to develop the techniques. Thanks!
Thanks my friend this has been a big help.
Thank you!
Danke fürs zeigen!
Tommy.
Just wow!!! You are really skilled, that's just a awesome handcrafted skills sire
Do you just cut and leave the ends as they are? Will the lacing not come out? I'm a beginner, so thank you for your patience. :)
Nice video and I learned a lot. Is there any trick when you run out of lace in the middle of the task?
Great video, thank you. Does anyone have a video doing this stitch with two colours thanks in advance.
Fantastic! Thank you!
What kind of needle are you using?I can’t find it or know what it’s called.
Planning on using this on the outer edge of a knife sheath. It looks really good!
Esa costura pero con la mano zurdos
Old Edward Bloom knows his stuff!
This is a great video. Iam getting back to saddle making after 16 yrs away, could you recommend what is best stone for carving and stamping on?
is Tandy still in business? The parent company of Radio Shack? Radio Shack was a GREAT retail outfit during its hey day
Muy hermoso tu trabajo. He tratado de hacer la costura en una lonja circular, pero no puede hacer el cierre final. Me podrìas ayudar.
Excellrny demo plus videographer gers an Ax. Thanks, 1926lady
mto linda essa costura ai, gracias muchacho
That stitch is buitiful sir you are a Craftsman thank you so much,IAM gonna make a lot of mistakes until I get it.
This video is terrific. I'd love to see a video that covers triple loop lacing. Any chance of that sometime soon? :)
Elby Man Sorry about the delay in reply! There has been so many people commenting on Mr. Hurst's video that we seem to have missed your request for information about triple loop lacing. George does a video on triple loop lacing as part of the premium content available at www.leathercraftlibrary.com
If really a useful skill for me, thank you very much.
my favorite loop, thank you!
thank you for the demo, i dont understand why do you put a new lace, is it necessary or optional, i mean if the lace keeping on to the end, it could still meet the ending point (another end).
In case you run out of lace before you get to the end.
oldmusicrocks123 Thank you for the reply and the video helps me much on my first leather lacing purse. thx.
I'm trying to figure out, that first part, do you continuously have that lace to make the X?.. the part he said, you need 7 inches? When you prep the lace it must be halved to keep that extra bit on top that makes the 'X'?.. would be great to see the back...:-\
wow amaizing bt how dd u make the loop that i ddnt understand