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My apprentice's first French link stitch went from a tangled mess to a perfect line in about 45 minutes after I showed him the trick with the awl and the beeswax.
What's your go-to method for teaching someone that specific stitch for the first time?
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robin83620d ago
Skip the wax at first, it just hides the tension problems. I make them get the hand motion right with plain thread on scrap leather. The wax comes later once the stitch itself looks clean.
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the_sage20d agoMost Upvoted
Yeah, wax just hides the bad form at first.
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