Craft · 6 pages · 12 min

How a stitch saddle-sews leather

A saddle stitch passes two needles through each hole so two strands lock the seam and one break does not unzip it.

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From the opening

Saddle stitching sews leather with one length of thread and two needles, one on each end. Each hole is passed from both sides, so the stitch is a pair of strands locking through the thickness rather than a loop hooked from one side. The opening covers two needles share one thread, both strands use each hole, and a single cut does not unzip.

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Inside

  • Two needles share one thread
  • Both strands use each hole
  • A single cut does not unzip
  • Waxed thread in awl holes
  • Where the idea stops applying
  • A distinction worth keeping

Sources

  • Double-needle saddle stitch
  • Lockstitch unraveling in leather