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How to make a Suede Belt
High waisted Boucle Skirt.
The center back seam has stretched when lap zipper
was applied.
To prevent center back seam from stretching, apply
Edge Tape to center back seam.
Measure length of seam on paper pattern and cut Edge
Tape to sam e length. Fuse to wrong side of fabric.
Edge Tape is available from Dragana Edwards, order
from Products.
You w ill need
Suede Skin available from
Marisa Lo
NSW Leather Co. P/L
107 - 109 Sackville Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
P: +61 3 9417 3466
F: +61 3 9416 1514
E: marisa@leatherco.com.au
W: www.nswleather.com
Polyester Thread for general sewing.
Leather needle
Teflon Sewing Machine Foot
Buckle to fit 5 cm wide belt
W hole punch - a tool available when purchasing eyelets.
Heat ‘n’ Bond - 1 m
6m m wide Cotton Tape
For details of shops for buckle and buttons, refer to Dragana Edwards - Sewing Classes, a link is
included for fabric shops, trim m ings and notions around Australia.
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1. Cut two strips of suede 5 cm wide x W aist
m easure plus about 10 to 12 cm extra.
If the above m easure is bigger than the width of
the suede skin - you may need to stitch two
lengths together.
Cut same out of Heat ‘n’ Bond
Iron/Fuse Heat ‘n’ Bond onto one strip of suede
2. Score the paper covering and rip off in pieces.
Place the other suede strip on top of the fused
strip and using a pressing cloth, to protect the
suede, press the two strips together.
The Heat ‘n’ Bond will have fused the two strips
together.
Edge Stitch the two strips
3. Cut a 5cm x 20cm suede strip, apply Heat ‘n’
Bond.
Using the whole punch tool, m ake a hole in the
center of the 20cm strip - this is for the buckle
prong to be fed through.
Feed buckle prong through hole and press to
fuse.
4. Edge Stitch the sm all piece as far as you can
go near the buckle.
5. Join the buckle extension with the other long
belt strips. Overlap and stitch two rows to secure
the join.
Punch holes on the other side for the prong to
pass through when the belt is worn.
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6. Belt loop/carrier required for the excess
length.
Cut 12cm x 3cm strip. Fold edges in and again to
form a narrow strip. Edge Stitch.
Form a circle. Cut 10cm length of cotton tape.
Fold cotton tape in half, place on belt loop and
stitch through all layers to secure.
7. Thread the belt through the belt loop and on
the back of the belt, secure the cotton tape.
Stitch through all layers.
And there you have it!!! A sim ple but effective
m ethod of making a suede belt.
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