Leather Edge Lacing "The Double Loop" 

Finally, someone showing hiw to splice in. I've been looking all over for an example of this. I plan on lacing a very large 2 foot by 3 foot panel and I knew I would have to splice in, I just couldn't quite figure it put. Many thanks!

I've watched a lot of videos on how to do this....NOBODY! explains it like you do....Thank you very much!....you have no idea how long I've been wanting to do this to my projects and haven't had the courage up to now thanks to you. I enjoyed the video and once again....THANK YOU!!!😊

Hey Sir, this was, by far, the most in-depth and understandable block of instruction, that I have seen for this stitch! Thank you, very much! I really do appreciate your time, and showing us this invaluable way of finishing some really good work. Now, I just need to learn some other, more complex, ways of decorative stitching. Thanks again!

Thank You again Mr. Black. Your videos sure make trying to improve leather working skills easier than just the written instructions. Yup.

finally a video that i can understand and shows all angles, front and back, and covers everything. THANK YOU!!!

Very well done video. Easy to understand and see what is going on. I have enjoyed many of your videos on leather and leather projects.Thank you for doing them.

Thank you very much for taking the time to make the instructional video. I had watched 4 lacing vids before coming to you. The vids I watched didn't pay special attention to the start of the lacing and couldn't see how the lace went thru the first duble loop. I finally saw how it was done with you video. Again, thank you very much

Great video. You explain it very well. No fluffy talking, love it. Has inspired me to get started. Thank you.

Richard, Many thanks, an EXCELLENT demonstration.

Thanks for sharing this nice double loop lacing, I love it! You are an excellent teacher!

Hi, i'd just like to let you know how much you inspire me to do leatherwork! I'm a begginer and I so much enjoy watching your videos! So thank you, and I look foward to more videos!

Very nice. I like the splicing technique you use without having to glue the ends together.

Good to hear from You again.

I have never seen someone doing this (or something similar) - I'm not into working with leather at all. But I think it's fascinating and I really liked to wath you working and teaching how to do it. So thanks for showing!!

Thanks for this tutorial!

Thanks for this video I just got done with a project that I tried to use the double loop lase and had to give up on it and just saddle stitch it instead. After watching this video I can't wait to try it again . thanks and God bless you.

Really skilled piece of work and very well explained. Thanks

Very simple and informative, thanks much.

Nice example Richard ! I am going to try this one on a bag. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for sharing this knowledge, I want to do something like this, Great video!

Correction: Kevin....owner of Springfield Leather Company explains many "do's & don'ts & what to be careful of when doing the above lacing. He also explains this lacing on 1 thickness of leather as well as 2 thicknesses of leather. For more of a variety of lacing, see----Costura de Borde del 1 (Mejorado) "El Rincon Del Soguero" When you find this video, you will see other techniques of different lacing.

THANK YOU THANK YOU! great instruction

So much easier to understand than the Tandy version!

this is the best explanation i could find, wonderful video thumbs up, better than the tandy l c vids

Excellent video very informative thank you

Good stuff!

I have to say that You are My To to Demonstrator.

much better explanations than the tandy vid

Thank you for sharing this instructional video. It helped me a lot. I did my first lacing by watching a different video, but when I came to the end, I couldn't finish it off correctly. Then I watched your video and found out why...I had done it completely wrong. I undid all the lacing I had done and redid it by watching your video and now I have a nice finished clutch purse to show off. Do you happen to know how to lace with two different colors?

Thanks for watching and the comment. I purchased my needles from the Tandy Leather Factory, it's on the internet or in a town near you. The needles are called "Lok-Eye" and the 2-Prong lacing needle. If you don't make your own lace the leathercraft lace is also at Tandy.

Thanks for watching and your question. Your problem is a common one to all who have tried lacing. What I recommend is what the whip makers do. Once you have your working length of lace then wet it and anchor it over a hook and then wrap the lace once around a small screw driver shaft with light resistance and lightly pull down the length of the lace that's anchored over the hook. As the lace stretches it also straightens out the lace and makes it easier to work with. Hope this helps.

Excellent video. You are well organized and that makes your videos a pleasure to watch. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience. You obviously put a lot of thought in and preparation in your videos. Thank you. Does the lace need to be sealed?

wow totally understood you on how to do that, better explanation than tandy leather. thank you richard.

Thank you!

16:03 WOW what a nice work

You might want to try a wider lace. If none are available in your area try making your own, it's not that hard and there is plenty of videos on You Tube for lessons and examples. Thanks for watching

Great job....curious about splicing on a single piece of leather....I'm assuming it would be similar to terminating....maybe I answered my own, but any other way

How do you do the single loop stitch for lighter weight leather? Seeing it on video is a better way than by book demo. thanks

Richard have you or will you show how to carve leather as per the item at the end of this tutorial ?If it's as clear as this vid i would very much like to learn from it. Thanks.

Richard, awesome! I have 2 questions...do you wet your lace and for 1/8 inch lace, what size punch do you use? and why don't you use a round punch? thank you!!!!

Great video. Very well demonstrated and explained. I would like to know how to terminate the Double Loop when you are not coming back around to where you started, and do not have the loop to pull out and stitch into. This type of situation would happen when you are lacing a satchel, or purse that isn't laced along the top edge. Thanks.

how do you recommend starting or stopping on something that does not continue all the way around, like a seem on a holster?

my punch for making the holes for the lace is angled slightly. the punches are twisted 45 degrees each. how do i know which direction to punch the holes? (great video!)

Hi, could you possibly show how to splice when you don't have a space in between the leather to hide the end? Like when you are adding it to an already made bag?

Bit of a novice here, would something like this work with a single thickness belt,

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Richard, I'm new at leather working. I've done your Double Loop lacing..What fun. My problem is that my project is single thickness. How do you end the Double Loop without two layers?

do you have a video of lacing leather that is not split? I"m doing a guitar strap and it is one piece not 2 sewn together. Want to make it look nice with lace. thanks..

I tried doing this on a knife sheath that has three layers of leather, it didn't look that great. Does it not work for thicker stuff or am I missing something?

just trying to ger started having trouble getting my needle laced the thread will not stay in the needle. I skyev the lace cut it to a point but when I pull it it cones out of the needle ???

A very nice demonstration; did you split/skive your lace before lacing? what device or method do you use to do so?

How do you start and finish on something that doesn't continue all the way around? Can't seem to find any videos with that information!

woow good job where can i buy a needle such as your needle? thaks ale

How do you end the sticking when there is just 1 side to stich?

Thanks for watching. Yes, this will work on a single layer of leather as well.

Hi Richard. Maybe you can help me with something about double loop lacing that nobody seems to want to respond to. Instead of lacing two pieces of leather together, doesn't anybody ever lace around the edge off just ONE piece of leather as a decorative stitch? Splicing into a lace where you have two pieces, like a sandwich to hide the tail ends of the lacing is simple, and dare I say, easy...but splicing into a lace with no place to tuck in the ends out of sight like the best part of a sammich seems to be a bit more challenging. Maybe even too challenging, as nobody seems to have an answer for me. How about it, Richard, have you got a solution? I've been thinking that laying the tail end of the lace you're adding across the top and lacing over it for 3 or 4 holes, cutting the original lace, leaving about 3/4" - 1" then lacing over the end of it could work, but I haven't tried that yet. I suppose the best thing would be to try that first. Thank you.

Is Richard retired ? I haven't seen any videos newer than about five years

Would you happen to know how to repair a broken saddle stitch, my thread usually breaks at some point during my stitching process because i only have access to cheap linen thread, and i would like to figure out a way to continue if my thread breaks, any help is appreciated

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Take a better piece of wisdom of this by seeing--"Kevin's Take on the Double Loop Lace." Kevin, the owner of Springfield Leather Company explains many do's and don't and what to be so careful of when doing the Double Loop Lace.......

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