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Recommended tools & supplies
to begin your journey
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Once you get started, you can add more as your skills and knowledge progress.
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Please note this is a general guide and will vary for each crafter and their needs.
Each course also comes with it's own tools and supplies list (accessible within a purchased Plan).
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These supplies are sold by 3rd party sellers and inventory is not always guaranteed.
However, you can use the information to source the product elsewhere, at your convenience.
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Click the links to purchase:
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- Diamond awl (small s diamond)
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- Pricking iron (recommend 'Obverse' 2+8 prong)
2.7mm - Watch straps/ wallets/ fine work
3.0mm - Wallets and small bags
3.38mm - Small to med bags/ belts
3.85mm - Large bags/ cases/ heavy leather goods
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- Skiving knife (select R/L depending on dominant hand)
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- Saddlers needles John James 004
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- Thread
WUTA cabled waxed polyester - Linked is 0.45mm. Select the size appropriate for use. Pricking iron size and thread thickness correlation is explained in the course, 'The Techniques of Hand Stitching'
Sajou cabled waxed linen - Luxury waxed cable linen thread. Alternative thread for a more traditional look. Select the size appropriate for use.
Pricking iron size and thread thickness correlation is explained in the course, 'The Techniques of Hand Stitching'.
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- PVA waterproof glue (Elmer's U.S)
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