Lacing and Stitching Visual Guide
Whip Stitch
Buck Stitch 1
Estimated Lace Amount: 3x the size of project. See page 4 for more info.
Estimated Lace Amount: 4x the size of project. See page 4 for more info.
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Thread the needle then make a slit on the opposite end.
Begin lacing in-between the two layers. Bring the needle to the front and through next hole over. Thread it through the slit in the second hole.
Pull stitch up tight to lock the lace. Continue weaving in and out of the slits, pulling stitches tight as you go.
Slice a slit at the end of the lace and start through the slit. Push needle through the next slit from the back, through the slit in the end of the lace and out the opposite slit in front.
BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
FLESH SIDE
GRAIN SIDE
FLESH SIDE
GRAIN SIDE
PIERCED END OF LACE
PIERCED END OF LACE
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LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
Pull stitch up tight. Continue lacing in a spiral, tightening the lace as you go. BEGINNING STITCH LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
GRAIN SIDE Doing this keeps your stitch/lace line straight and tidy. FLESH SIDE HELPFUL HINT Always Stitch/Lace from the front side of your project. GRAIN SIDE FLESH SIDE
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
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BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH Lace to the last slit and leave a loose loop in the second to last slit. LOOSE LOOP BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
TUCK THIS END
PIERCED END OF LACE
BEGINNING STITCH
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BEGINNING STITCH
Lace around leaving a loose loop in the next to last hole. There will be one unlaced hole between the first and last stitch. PIERCED END OF LACE
Spread the layers and lace through the last hole, up between the leathers and through the 1st loop.
TUCK THIS END
BEGINNING STITCH
TUCK THIS END
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LOOSE LOOP
LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP Push needle through the last slit. Spread the leathers; push needle back through next to the last slit, bringing needle up between the leathers. BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
FLESH SIDE
TUCK THIS END
BEGINNING STITCH BEGINNING STITCH GRAIN SIDE
LOOSE LOOP
PIERCED END OF LACE
BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
BEGINNING STITCH
LOOSE LOOP
BEGINNING STITCH
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BEGINNING STITCH
TUCK THIS END Pull the loose loop tight and continue pulling all the slack out of the lace. Cut off the end and tuck in between the leathers.
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Pull the first loop tight over the end of the lace. Take out the slack. Cut off the end and very softly tap all lacing flat with a flat smooth mallet.
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TUCK THIS END
Tap with a smooth mallet.
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