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March 15, 2019

Review with next project in mind

With an upcoming briefcase commission, I'm looking back at one I made a couple of years ago. Thoughts welcome. (Not sure how to publish more than one image at a time but will give it a go.)

Wickett and Craig exterior, solid brass closure.

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smithdal

Mar 17, 2019

Terry Millard is my stitching hero. Here are a couple of not-great photos of today's experiment. Tightening the "back" hand first was quite helpful, Terry. Plus, I think, being dead consistent on hand angles and string tension. The photos show 3.4mm bridle pierced with Amy Roke 3.38 and stitched with waxed 532 lin cable. Lightly hammered.

Further thoughts welcome.

And thank you!

Front. Don't mind the long stitch. It's a break between strikes of the 12-tooth iron. Something I sometimes do to mark a new technique, though I maintained the same technique this time out.

Back. On top, today's stitching, with back stitches on right. Bottom row was an earlier try using .6 Ritza.

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