Stitching

[clevispin]

I was looking at the leather jackets and wondered - With all the better living thru chemistry - Are there miracle adhesives that could replace the thread/stitching? Other alternatives? m

 

[Dav]

For me the stitching is part of the aesthetics of the jacket, to replace it with glue even if it was stronger just wouldn't look as good imo.

 

[aswatland]

Of course the stitching is a key part of the appeal of a vintage jacket and to suggest they could be glue bonded is IMO laughable.

 

[clevispin]

I agree stitching can be attractive but buttons used to be the cat's ass and then zippers came along...Wondering what might come along in the future. m

 

[aswatland]

I agree stitching can be attractive but buttons used to be the cat's ass and then zippers came along...Wondering what might come along in the future. m

I thought this forum is about vintage clothing not about crystal ball gazing developments in constructing jackets.

 

[ButteMT61]

I don't think it's a foul myself. Legit question.
I hope stitching never goes away, but I think some makers do use some glue. Maybe only as a tack.

 

[aswatland]

I don't think it's a foul myself. Legit question.
I hope stitching never goes away, but I think some makers do use some glue. Maybe only as a tack.

IMO its defitnitely red card stuff!

 

[ButteMT61]

'Tis ok to disagree. It can get a little same ol' same ol' at times. But I'm a noob here...I submit to the community.

 

[zaman fu]

I can't imagine glue ever being better than stitching for purposes of assembling a leather jacket. Glue only bonds surfaces, whereas stitching goes all the way through the leather. With glue, you would risk the top layer of the leather shearing off at a glue joint.

 

[Jeff M]

Looove stitching.
It's part of the design.
A nice contrasting olive drab stitch on a sealskin A2.....mmmm...mmmmm.

 

[ButteMT61]

Looove stitching.
It's part of the design.
A nice contrasting olive drab stitch on a sealskin A2.....mmmm...mmmmm.

Double mmmm mmmm from me. It's the "art" side of the jacket, IMHO.

 

[Corky]

A leather craftsman will use both glue (usually Barge Cement) and various kinds of stitching when and where each is appropriate. Sometimes one is used to reinforce the other.