Learning Leathercraft with Jim Linnell - Lesson 13: Double Loop Lacing

Leatherworker Jim Linnell teaches viewers how to create a wallet featuring a tooled floral pattern from scratch in a new video series published weekly on Tandy Leather’s Blog, available at blog.leathercraftlibrary.com/
In the final lesson of the series, Jim offers a very thorough explanation of Double Loop Lacing to ensure anyone can have success with this technique!
The Lacing Chisels used in this video are available at www.tandyleather.com/en/produc...
The Premium Calf Lace used in this video is available at www.tandyleather.com/en/produc...
Find the link to the free wallet pattern at bit.ly/LearnWithLinnell

[@billofrights9905]

My father taught my leatherworking when I was about 14, I am now past offical retirement age and I still remember making this wallet. I didn't do the carving but I did engrave my initals in fancy script. It is such a flashback to see this wallet again .... thank-you.

[@1duskyknight]

Thank you so much. I've been wanting to learn that stitch for a long time but i got confused with the way other people explained it in their videos. Thank you again. One Love.

[@glenncalzada1707]

Well, half way through the video you DID explain the rule of thumb for the length AND the reasoning for not trying to lace it all with one piece. Thank you so much! btw, Beautiful work!

[@orion7741]

you always want to lace with one long piece though. that way there is no splicing and no appearance of joints of the lace. it makes a far superior lace appearance when you use on long continous piece of lace. it is also stronger and will last longer.

[@mannysegura8960]

By far one of the best videos I’ve seen on KZbin ThankYou

[@jacobcline6892]

This video saved me while lacing the Tandy Revival Purse. I watched another Tandy video on double loop lacing and got a little lost when he said he had removed a few stitches for the join at the end since it wasn't actually shown. Here he actually showed the process so I knew I was actually supposed to pull out stitches. Saved me a lot of fear and headaches!

[@joshua4328]

Followed along and relaced a family airlum. My deceased Grandpa's wallet. I used plastic lacing to keep the wallet original. Looks great. Thank you.

[@tatyanadelcarmencaballerol8490]

Thank you very much. I am a leathercraft student and as final project I plan to make a wallet my own design but I needed to know about some aspects you treat in the video. Great explanation.

[@artriumaph7422]

Thank you for teaching me this beautiful sewing technique.

[@angelabrown7841]

Beautiful and very well demonstrated!

[@2greeksandacamera]

Very helpful and clear instructions!

[@lisajarvis3820]

EXCELLENT WORK ~ THANK YOU AS WELL FOR TIPS I DISCOVERED ABOUT!

[@peace1655]

Wonderful work.

[@IMOO1896]

Excellent instructions.

[@unclerl1955]

Very good advice good job need to learn more thanks

[@herbhoover898]

Thanx... the hard part for me was finishing off the tie end... This Help a lot!

[@briemosborne7017]

I love your videos, they are detailed and instructional. I was wondering if you could do a video for the legendary Harley-Davidson Fatboy lacing found in the early 90s through the 2000s, it is on the leather panel. windshield bag, and saddlebags. I would like to see how it's done. Thank you so much!

[@terryandfaye]

Thanks for the instruction on double cordovan.

[@BradleyStogsdill]

AMAZING!

[@griseldameriles49]

Muchas gracias la saqué muy linda

[@grantthethirst415]

Thank you, ☝

[@tatyanadelcarmencaballerol8490]

Can I use waxed thread instead of calf cord?

[@csol5374]

Great Video, what if there is no opening to hide the lace in between?

[@timtaylor9590]

whats holding the inside panels, tape?

[@GypsyEncounters]

Very sharp

[@griseldameriles49]

Muy bello

[@glenncalzada1707]

Can you explain the rule of thumb for determining how long the lace strap will be to complete the project without having to splice another length to the existing lace? Thanks.

[@Vithonil]

I saw on another video that the estimate is about 6 times the length of the line you want to stitch

[@pamelahilty5102]

I have 3 purses that my mother and dad made many years ago. They need relacing and I don't remember how. I live in Torrance and the nearest Tandy's is in No Hollywood. They need some TLC like Saddle soap and more I am sure. Does anyone in the area do Leather Carving that be willing to look at what I have and tell me if it is worth my time. I can remember lacing for them but that was about 70 years ago. I am a crafter so am framiliar with needle and thread. I am so happy to have saved these pieces and want to finish them for new use. Thanks to anyone who can help me. Be Well and stay safe. GGPami

[@melissamassey8536]

What is hard for me is converting it for left hand. Is there a set of Tandy Videos for Lefty's? I still figured it out but had to take it out several times and start over several times.

[@Augcliffe]

Looks like the pattern link is broken....

[@marknoble4131]

Ned more volume. Volume was good during the intro, then it fell way down.

[@orion7741]

decent explanation, but overall a pretty sloppy job of lacing, especially the splicing you did. you used the wrong chisels for the size lace you are using. the chisels should have been a more narrow space between the teeth and the chisel should have been the angled prongs as well instead of the straight prongs that you used. you also did not tighten up the lace enough. the lacing should be pulled tight, nearly to the point of breaking the lace but not quite.

[@robertwallace4298]

Very nice work, Jim. Thank you Tandy for posting very informative videos that help promote the craft and help practicing craftsmen learn new skills!

[@INFIDEL82AA]

Hey Sir, I really do enjoy what I get out of your videos. It's not only fun to watch, but listening to you explain how to do things, is very easy to follow. You speak as if we're right there, sitting next to you. It's pretty cool, in my opinion. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to help us out. It does exactly that!

[@Rosie5115]

This whole series of videos has been extremely helpful and very well done. The 13 video set takes you from a plain piece of tooling leather clear through to a beautiful and functional wallet in easy to follow steps. Thank you Tandy and Jim Linnell for a job well done.

[@luzdaryrojascapera3046]

¡Que puntada tan hermosa,! me encanta, te felicito, hermosa

[@judyabernathy9405]

I recently dug out my leather tools after 35 years. I was amazed how many new products are now available AND how many of the finer points of leatherworking I simply had forgotten. I appreciate your videos to remind me and to teach me many updated techniques, especially working with the newer dyes and stains.

[@marty01957]

Thanks ,Jim! Very informative video. I learned quite a bit and enjoyed watching you teach it!

[@comfusedpassanger3399]

I`ve learn so much of Your videoes and I am so grateful. Like how easy you explain things and show it at the same time. Great work, keep the vids. comming. Thanks.

[@devindarwin9878]

Just wanted to say thank you for one of the most solid instructional videos I have ever seen.

[@njneer]

I don't know if anyone is still looking at these comments but I wanted to tell you thank you for a great tutorial series. I'm not making a wallet just yet though I do need one so I will be soon but just the detailed explanation of the correct use of the tools, stains etc has taught me a lot. I now know why some of my previous projects didn't come out as good as I would like them. Particularly the staining etc. Once again, great series. Thank you.

[@grindstone4910]

Hey, just the video I needed. Thanks Tandy!

[@VsLey34]

Thanks a lot, Jim, this is the first time that I understood the end of the double loop lacing for real. Great video!

[@rustyz4014]

Sam Deer u

[@JennyPost]

Such a wonderful tutorial!! Answered all my questions! :-) Thank you for being so thorough and sharing this!

[@danielhilarides8161]

Thank you Sir! Couldn't have done it without this lesson!

[@panos..1063]

You are the best my friend. Hello from Greece. I love your work.

[@diogeneslantern18]

Truly spectacular. Jim you are a Master and a gentleman

[@dr.birbmd7266]

Very good video, now I just need to figure out what project I want to use that stitch on. I also enjoyed learning about splicing. Thank you very much.

[@paullinnell]

Thank you Jim! Great video!

[@michaelpringle804]

Jim, I want to thank you. The 13 lesson videos really taught me alot about the tools and techniques of leather crafting. It make me even more excited getting started on a life long hobby. Thanks again!

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+Michael Pringle We're excited to hear that! Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help.

[@nicolelampe6170]

This video solved the issues I had on the ;acing thanks guys

[@Sandals578]

Great video, pro tips.

[@javierbiaggi3072]

¡Beautiful! I'll be stamping and lacing very soon, I hope.

[@cashley4]

Great video! Thanks!

[@richardosiago19]

yeah good initiative i now know train myself on how to decorate key case thanks keep up

[@Z71Ranger]

Great Video... Jim

[@asanoen1777]

Fantastic video..

[@marty01957]

Thanks Jim!!!

[@luisrivas6801]

Hola, soy de Chile, me encanto la costura de borde que enseña. Tratarè de practicar para aprenderla. Enseñas muy bien. Gracias por tus enseñanzas. Luis Rivas. Chileno

[@PhanKimThanh]

These last loops were so dramatic, I think I could die in peace right now.

[@horststrassner472]

Schönes Video super erklärt sehr schön.👍👌

[@csilva7837]

Lindo trabalho! Obrigada!

[@jaypleski7779]

Amazing!

[@puneetmakan7823]

It's beautiful

[@brandonl5247]

Thank you I will be using this to re-sew my amish made wallet

[@WaschyNumber1]

That's look Awesome 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@user-yp1sl1fc2o]

Спасибо огромное. Замечательное видио. Все очень понятно. Очень полезно.

[@orionsax7]

When it comes to folding the finished product, do you dampen the leather at all? I finished a similar wallet and am worried about the leather on the exterior of the fold. it is tooled, dyed, and sealed on the outside. inside is only dyed so far. Can I dampen from the inside to fold, and then seal after the forming is done?

[@edithconde8084]

Thank you.

[@joelheffelfinger2253]

How do you space the holes are you using a lacing chisel or do you use the hole punche?

[@josualakomaisoso1854]

abusolutely fantastic.

[@ellamarie2258]

GORGEOUS....AMAZING. THANK YOU

[@tee555555]

thanks Jim

[@WaschyNumber1]

I have Bought a 10 pack needles, but only 3 can be opend, how i get the 7 spare to open? Please

[@danyraven7624]

awesome! thanks for the video about double loop lacing

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+Dany Raven Glad to help!

[@janethfory1095]

Dany Raven megusta gracias portodo locomentarios

[@louamarks]

Hello!!watching from Brazil.Very interesting work!!Please what kind of line do you use?(name please)

[@prowokator]

how would you end the lacing if it doesn't go around the whole piece? just stick the loose end under the lacing?

[@grnman86]

I’m using a thin piece of leather to lace and I’m having one heck of a time with it twisting and knotting up. It’s really frustrating. Any advice to keep it flat ?

[@TandyLeatherCo]

grnman86 Practice, and patience!

[@skipp7255]

Отличная работа

[@amzlino]

26:28 moment of relief

[@darrenkawasaki6345]

great video. shard it. as that's mint.

[@dre182923]

Nothing like supple leather!

[@pippamiles7908]

these vidoes have been really quite informative but i am just wondering,with the double loop lacing, isn't it a little too bulky for a small item like a wallet?

[@joseboita2378]

+tyvek05 4

[@scottspear5674]

Skippy54 Is there a video on how to or where to get custom tooling hardened?

[@scottspear5674]

What is the best way to make a nice custom initial stamp for stamping or marking custom leather works?

[@MountainFisher]

A maker's mark? Usually for leather a lot of amateur makers will have it made of plastic in a 3D printer as it is much cheaper than having a custom metal stamp made. Oh by the way, most stamps are not hardened at all because leather is soft, especially when wet like for veg-tanned. If you want to make hardened stamps then you have to start with high carbon steel as regular steel doesn't harden. If you get some O1 tool steel, let's say and want to harden it, put it in charcoal coals using a hair dryer to blow on the coals. Now when it gets red hot, or reaches non-magnetic at 1418 F, let it soak for a minute or so making sure to turn down the air blast so as to not overheat it. Then quench it in canola oil in a metal container. Because if you use plastic you can melt a hole in it and will make a mess. You need to temper it at 400 degrees in your kitchen or toaster oven for 2 hours and it should be fairly hard. l make knives which is why l started doing leather, to make sheaths.

[@ferrarirod1]

hi Jim....ottimo tutorial devo farti molti complimenti ..ma ora sono in difficolta ...dove posso reperire gli aghi piatti ''oppure ..come si chiamano ?? ..confido nel tuo aiuto e complimenti per gli altri tuoi video ..grazie

[@Antique_engineer_]

would it make a difference if you lace to the left instead of to the right ?

[@TandyLeatherCo]

No it would not.

[@shamrocklass]

Thank you so much for the video, very very helpful! I have one big problem though, my thread keeps coming off the needle every 5 holes or so, it is taking me a lot of time! I followed his instructions, any other tips or tricks?

[@TandyLeatherCo]

Cait K - Sometimes you have to re-adjust the lacing in the pronged needle. Make sure you’re securing it by pressing on it with your mallet. If you’re still having troubles, try putting a dot of rubber cement between the lace and needle to keep it in place. Cut off that part of the lace when finished. We hope this helps!

[@shamrocklass]

Tandy Leather thank you! I find I have to be very delicate with the needle and not accidentally tap it. I followed your guidance of expanding the holes more, that helped! I am trying to get the delicate balance of expanding the holes and not being too forceful on the fabric and ruining the leather. I also found that the material would bunch up at the hole so I cut off the very tip of the arrow so it would slide through a tad easier. I haven't used rubber cement before, if I did would that mean I could no longer use the needle after the one lace is attached? Thanks again!

[@TandyLeatherCo]

Rubber Cement is easier to clean off the needle - don't get it confused with contact cement... Now that would be a mess! Ha!

[@shamrocklass]

Tandy Leather thank you :)

[@hieutruongtran7853]

Cám ơn đã hướng dẫn .... các bạn nên có nhiều video hướng dẫn hơn cho người mới , trân trọng .

[@darrenmckean4669]

does it matter if the holes r round or what you have there and can the distance be great apart than what you have here

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+Darren Mckean The shape of the hole is not as important as the proper spacing. You want the distance of the holes to correlate with the width of the lace.

[@darrenmckean4669]

+Tandy Leather fantastic thank you im trying to di a motorcycle seat the leather on top and steel base wuth holes lacing leather to steek base um 6seung thinish leather though any suggestions

[@chaseharrison1093]

@TandyLeather - is there somewhere to get this pattern???

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+Chase Harrison Find the link to the free wallet pattern at bit.ly/LearnWithLinnell

[@sinpac6161]

Thanks for the lesson. I have never laced, I hand sew or machine sew. So Jim would it help the lace and look if I were to edge the sides, burnish and dye?

[@maryfromthemountains]

I bought these lacing needles but it's so tight at the top, I can't get the lace inserted and I cannot pry it apart. Any hints?

[@jopvasquez6056]

try using a knife to thin the end of the lace.

[@kittykat999a]

Mary Ann Wilson place the needle on the end of a square table or board. Push down on it and it will open up. You’ll ha e to try this to see how to do it. Go try.

[@jeffsaxvik1294]

Gret video but have a suggestion. If the spacing of the lacing holes is in question, wouldn't it be better to punch one set of holes from each corner and then proceed as he is doing to that when you get towards the middle, if needed, make your adjustments for spacing so that the spacing would be uniform (balanced) towards the middle.

[@aulailaknachai5528]

ขอบคุณมากค่ะ

[@snuffbandit5708]

could yall have jim double loop lace a knife sheath? I'm just about to start leather work and I'd like to see how you could stop at a end

[@TandyLeatherCo]

Hello! We will pass along that recommendation. You can also find instruction on this on page 13 of the Lacing & Stitching for Leathercraft book, available both in print or eBook version at www.tandyleather.com/en/product/lacing-stitching-for-leathercraft-book

[@vr2559]

snuffbandit

[@Bobster986]

Why use blind luck, why not measure before you cut the leather so it’s the right distance for the hole puncher?

[@confiscator]

Jim, I want to see it folded!

[@danyraven7624]

+confiscator I'd like to see it folded too, to see if the tooling design stretches a little on the fold line

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+confiscator Ask and ye shall receive! We've updated the Blog page with a compilation image of the folded wallet. blog.leathercraftlibrary.com/2015/12/08/learning-leathercraft-with-jim-linnell-lesson-13-double-loop-lacing/

[@danyraven7624]

+Tandy Leather Thank you!

[@restauracaostam6895]

confiscator

[@ljeanwoe]

@@TandyLeatherCo it doesn't show the wallet folded, like your going to put it in your pocket. Or do you intend it for a purse?

[@isabelblandon926]

qué bueno que fuera en español

[@momustang6960]

Thank you so much woow

[@INTERNATIONAL_RDF-D]

Great video. But the hands? My friend wyatts hands shake like that and he's only 17. Is it cerebral palsy or something similar. It doesn't seem to have an effect on his nerves Or anything ??

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+The Unknown decepticon Understandable concern! Jim had actually just had shoulder surgery just before the series and was still regaining his strength.

[@microprodigy2003]

Fold it!

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+microprodigy2003 You got it! An image of the folded wallet is now available at blog.leathercraftlibrary.com/2015/12/08/learning-leathercraft-with-jim-linnell-lesson-13-double-loop-lacing/

[@rodeofansrodeoadrenalina9499]

material price to talabartear $$$ +Tandy Leather

[@TandyLeatherCo]

+Chala Aguero Hello Chala! All of the materials can be found on www.tandyleather.com! After adding the materials to your shopping cart, it will offer a total as well as a shipping estimate.

[@Nathouuuutheone]

"I'll show you all the steps to making a wallet" *only shows the final stitching step, doesn't speak of anything wallet-related*

[@eljefe2901]

This is the last video in a long series, you should find the playlist and start from the beginning.