Learn More About Stitching

There is no doubt about it, sewing machines are really impressive. They are fast, very efficient, and they can create beautiful leather products in a fraction of the time it would take to hand stitch. The weakest point in any leather piece is the stitching.  The problem with machine stitching is that it's flawed due to its ability to unravel, which makes it far less durable. You know, that little bit of thread on your sleeve that you can't resist pulling, then all of a sudden you have half a meter of thread in your hand and your cuff/sleeve is hanging off. Ok I exaggerate but you know what I mean.

Sewing Machines make a stitch called a Lock stitch, where two needles enter a hole (one from the top and one from the bottom), meet in the middle, hook the thread together, and move back out the same side they came in and onto the next hole.

The issue is that with natural wear and tear at some point the thread will either get abraded through or snap and it then inevitably unravels, rendering your belt/bag useless.

Saddle stitched (hand stitched) thread will also sometimes break or get worn through, but the key difference is that when the thread does wear through and break it won't unravel. This is because both threads pass completely through each hole, and out the opposite side. Think of it like weaving. It means that if you see a broken stitch you can melt the loose end of the thread with a lighter and it will remain extremely strong and is likely to have many years of life left in it. If you're not happy with the way it looks, let us know and we can repair it for you.

The problem with saddle stitch is that it's very time consuming which is why hand stitched items are more expensive. However, this time and extra cost seems insignificant over the extra lifetime of the final product. We would rather make an item that can be passed down through generations, instead of each generation having to buy one or several new ones. 

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