I am working with a weaver who is making me a woven strap for a leather possibilities bag that I recently finished up.
I plan to attach a rectangle buckle to the bag, then the strap to the buckle. Here’s a pic of the buckle:
The strap will be similar to this one below, except wider to take up the fill 1.5” width of the above buckle:
I have never worked with woven straps before, and I’m seeking advice from those who have.
1-I’d love to see pics of how others have done this. In particular, how you’ve sewed the strap to a buckle.
2-I assume i need to cut a leather “wrap” to sew to the strap, and through the buckle. Is this the way to go? Versus just threading the cotton strap through the buckle and sew back onto itself?
3- Has anyone done this in a way that allows the strap to be removed?
4- How are folks handling the loose ends of threads that are at the end of these woven straps?
5-Any other “gotcha’s” that I should know about??
Appreciate the collective experiences of this group! Let’s see your pics and ideas!!
I plan to attach a rectangle buckle to the bag, then the strap to the buckle. Here’s a pic of the buckle:
The strap will be similar to this one below, except wider to take up the fill 1.5” width of the above buckle:
I have never worked with woven straps before, and I’m seeking advice from those who have.
1-I’d love to see pics of how others have done this. In particular, how you’ve sewed the strap to a buckle.
2-I assume i need to cut a leather “wrap” to sew to the strap, and through the buckle. Is this the way to go? Versus just threading the cotton strap through the buckle and sew back onto itself?
3- Has anyone done this in a way that allows the strap to be removed?
4- How are folks handling the loose ends of threads that are at the end of these woven straps?
5-Any other “gotcha’s” that I should know about??
Appreciate the collective experiences of this group! Let’s see your pics and ideas!!