Friday - Part 2:
The holes were made using these two tools from my Ebay sewing kit.
The first provides an evenly spaced guide & the other forces the hole open.
Then it was time for the needle and thread.
I forgot to order some elastic that will allow the cover to 'grip' the headlight grille.
So for now I am using a piece of string, that I will eventually attach the string to and pull through.
The key is to ensure the inside stitching goes over the string like so.
Leaving a single running stitch on the other side.
I waited until I had completed the first 'single' stitch all the way around.
Before I started at one end and pulled all the tread tight, one stitch at a time.
Which pulled the leather tight around the string like so.
Then I went all the way around again to form 'double' stitches.
The good news is this was my first attempt at sewing leather and I've learnt a lot.
The bad news is that I don't think I made the cover wide enough to take account of the elastic pulling tight over the edge.
Obviously I can't really test it until I attempt to get some elastic tomorrow.
But even if I've messed this one up, I could do with some more practise before I attempt the headrests.
Until next time, take care, Paul.
