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Post by paranger on Apr 1, 2021 7:14:49 GMT -7
A welt is that piece of leather that is sewn between the 2 main pouch pieces. It primarily serves to protect the stitching. Think of the welt in a knife sheath - the edge is in contact with leather or rawhide rather than the thread used to sew it together (3 layers instead of 2). Precisely. I would only add that by using a very thin, supple leather like deer or goat for your welting material, you can fold it over (effectively making a fourth layer) in such a way that the welt has the appearance of "piping" as in this piece. So, in addition to being functional, welting can be decorative as well.
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Post by Black Hand on Apr 1, 2021 11:45:22 GMT -7
With thin supple leather like some braintan for the body of the pouch, a welt also seems to strengthen the seam and keep things from stretching. If the welt is wide enough with the excess to the outside, it can then be cut into fringe...
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Post by spence on Apr 1, 2021 12:23:42 GMT -7
Lenapej, you can see a welt in this moccasin. In this instance it was simply a long narrow, about 3/8", piece of the same leather as the moccasin which was sandwiched between the edges of the two moccasin halves before they were sewn together, with the moccasin turned inside-out. When turned right-side-out only the edge of the welt shows. Spence
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Post by lenapej on Apr 1, 2021 15:48:47 GMT -7
Thank you gentlemen for the responses.
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Post by brokennock on Apr 2, 2021 11:39:03 GMT -7
Thank you gentlemen for the responses. The last bag I posted, the welt was left wide and then cut into fringe after turning the bag right-side out.
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Post by lenapej on Apr 2, 2021 16:31:55 GMT -7
Yes I have done something similar, but did not understand the folded looking welt I guess.
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Post by artificer on Apr 6, 2021 9:05:48 GMT -7
That's a lovely pouch.
Gus
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