Match Your Stitching Holes to ANY Pricking Iron in Illustrator! (My FOOLPROOF Method)

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video we tackle the issue of matching the stitching hole spacing in your leather pattern designs to the pricking iron or stitching chisel of your choice. We will be using Adobe Illustrator to create a "mock" pouch front panel and gusset with precise 5mm hole spacing. I will show you my method for laying the stitch line, converting to holes, editing the shape for precise fit, and creating a perfect gusset based off of your panel design. While we will be focusing on a leather gusset, this technique can be used in many different contexts. This application works equally well for print patterns or direct to laser cutting!
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@johnnyc.5979 9 ай бұрын

How many times have I come back here to "remember" how to do this? Too many times to count. Like this is the only video I found on KZfaq that explains how to do stitching holes and a gusset. Great job, Justin!

@misoman 2 жыл бұрын

I attempt my own patterns...and don’t know why people don’t charge more for patterns, they are a pain! Thanks very much for this!

@hellotrucker399 Жыл бұрын

Out of all the leather tutorials I have watched since I started a few years ago I believe this one will elevate my leatherwork the most. Thank you so much for making this content. All your work is amazing.

@sirfancykoala3170 11 ай бұрын

You, Sir, have saved me yet another long day of many infuriatingly useless Google searches. From the bottom of my technologically inadequate heart, Thank you!

@Steve01362 2 жыл бұрын

I decided within 7 minutes that I’m going to continue to buy patterns. Great video though bro!

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

Haha completely understand that. Less computer more leather.

@eugene_mountainland 2 жыл бұрын

When it comes to rounded corners and gusset developing, i like to increase the distance between holes a little. For example, we have 8 holes on a rounded corner. I usually (manually) make it 5.5 mm on a gusset instead of 5, so i can avoid unnecessary tention while stitching or gluing and then stitching. It's not always 5.5 mm tho, it depends. The bigger diameter of a corner, the less you wanna increase the distance. It's hard to explain, but i hope you got it) Anyway, thanks a lot for you Illustrator videos. I end up working in another program, but you were the one who gave me basics)

@sloppyjoe3617 9 ай бұрын

I've been working with Illustrator (and other Adobe products) since 1993 (I'm old) and I never knew about the document info box to find out how many holes! Oh, this makes me happy. Your method of designing patterns is exactly how I do it, right down to the measurement box you use for spacing. Great minds think alike. Thanks for the video!

@SleepWithCJ Жыл бұрын

Holy Cow! What a great tutorial. The tip on counting holes is worth watching. I can't wait to make a pattern now. Something I've been avoiding for way too long.

@theodds7028 2 жыл бұрын

this is the great lesson!thank you so much.you are so generous and a good teacher.😀

@Jinxid77 2 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely epic, I was wanting to make a pattern for some very specific tools, this will hopefully make it less of a stab in the dark! :)

@rather_be_camping 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thanx for sharing your knowledge and expertise. Have a blessed day

@paulidevoss7249 2 жыл бұрын

Love this! Thanks so much 👍

@keyurpatel9472 2 жыл бұрын

Perfect. before I stumble upon this video, I spent like whole day trying to figure out how I lay my holes. Thank you so much!!

@nancyribes2627 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial! I am new to adobe illustrator so I am still learning! But, I know, once I can do everything you described in this video I will be able to create many things. Thanks again!

@analogstyle 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to the see this! I have attempted doing this with angling the vertical bar glyph and using kerning between characters (also tried tracking.) It works great for my KS Blade irons until you hit a radius. Myriad Pro Regular: settings are 1.8mm font size, 1260 tracking, rotation -45° or 45°, depending on if I use reverse irons. I can the turn the type to outlines. Those settings work for my 3.85 spacing. Trial and error for sure. 😆 I also make spacer blocks and switch to “lineart” under view for visual alignment. Loved seeing you do that too! Definitely going to try your method, just wish you could make slashes, though I can make it work with dots. Thank you for taking the time for this video, unbelievable helpful!

@lazy3leathercompany-LZ3 19 күн бұрын

This video is so helpful! Thank you.

@reghardtlabuschagne819 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!This helped me so MUCH!

@AhmedHesham-tl2tz 2 жыл бұрын

one of top Honest Informative Channel .. really u helped Me a lot .. Greeting from Egypt

@JohnMarshall-yq6zq 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing explanation 😁

@joemanthei695 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Wow! Wow! I’ve always wondered how you make those patterns. I’ve never used Illustrator but tons of respect for your technical skills. Just Brilliant, Justin. Thank you for the peak behind the scenes! 👍

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joe! I look at people who draft with paper and pencil the same way haha. I do a lot of drawing at the beginning stage but as soon as I can move it to digital the better for me.

@madelinegrudens Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful - I'm making leather sandals and I wanted to create a prong pattern guide in illustrator (to stitch around the sole) - I set my stroke to .0313 " and my cap to round, dash to zero and gap to .1969 " (5 mm) and my pronging fork fit perfectly - THANK YOU!!! This was a great tutorial for when I make my tooled journal cover and bag!!!

@reflejogris100 6 ай бұрын

🔥 Muchas gracias ! Maestro

@gibsonleather5835 2 жыл бұрын

This is outstanding. You'd make a great teacher, Justin. I'd bet video courses in applying Adobe Creative Cloud programs to leathercraft would do well.

@no-page 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this is a very helpful tutorial! I don't use Illustrator, but I found that the same techniques work in Affinity Designer. (Dot spacing is tricker as it is based on stroke thickness; set your stroke to 1mm, then spacing works out to mm, though.) I would like to offer a tip: You don't have to do all that cutting and joining. If you use the direct select tool, you can resize objects easily, like when you extend your first dotted line, when you shorten the same dotted line, and when you shorten your gusset. That will save you a lot of time.

@indigoglass6638 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you !

@alexfletcher965 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you! :)

@wilsontam5934 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent and informative video. Finally someone who can show me how to use Adobe illustrator! Thanks again! Keep the awesome material coming.

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Wilson!

@ksrunt 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. Thanks, Justin.

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kristin!

@flatdog- 4 ай бұрын

Thank you

@WyrmhideLeather 2 жыл бұрын

You can save time on your draw a block step, by setting the number of divisions on your grid to 10 instead of 8, thereby making each sub-grid line 1mm...

@anzali32023 2 жыл бұрын

Bro I Love this tution, I have learned a lot how to do my design on Illustrator, did my first project and turn out to be great work, good thing about designing your own pattern is that will be uniqu . thank you

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome I love to hear that!

@user-gm1bp8vs1g 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to your tutorial! It’s really helpful for me. But I want to know how to transform the dots to the slash like the European style chisel?

@kentgordner8344 Жыл бұрын

Hello. I truly appreciated the detail you went into to help out with this. Thank you very much. Question: I noticed that the dashed line with a round hole is perfect for a diamond Iron. Is there a way to create a slanted dashed line set up for a European Pricking Iron?

@Sala7ayano Жыл бұрын

Any pricking iron made my expect to see how this is done if you are using a French and Japanese pricking irons too.

@Thienan826 5 ай бұрын

Hi, can you kindly do the tilt stitch tutortial if possible please? Truly appreciated 😊

@yeasinfarhad1261 Жыл бұрын

Wowwww Bhummmmm

@mustaphadaniels3994 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Thank you so much for making the video. It explained everything I needed to know. Is it possible for you to make one with sketchbook app for android phones. ?

@dragospavel512 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for this tutorial. Need a little help: think i should make some sets cause my Illustrator interface doesnt look like yours... Thank you

@dougsobel2571 Жыл бұрын

This is excellent. My question is, how do I create slits at a 45 degree angle instead of the dots like what a stitching iron makes

@viroslav21 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, this is a very helpful tutorial! French Style Pricking İron 3.85 Please. Thank You

@marcadecouro7276 Жыл бұрын

Por favor, onde encontro o PDF com o molde dessa bolsa? Gostaria de fazer uma!

@mihaibercea3307 2 жыл бұрын

I was searching for ages some kind of tutorial for stitching lines and i figured it out by myself eventually. What i really need next is a tutorial for fitting large patterns in a4 pages for printing.. can you make it please ?

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

If you are interested in the "poster printing" method there is a video I believe on Stock and Barrel or Claridge (maybe both). I manually cut my pieces to fit (A4 and Letter). Didnt think it would be interesting to people but would consider a video for it.

@mihaibercea3307 2 жыл бұрын

@@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER i also use illustrator for pattern design and after i make my pattern i try to fit it on artboards. The problem is that when you print the design on paper, the printer creates a gap around the edge of the paper, so when you put the pattern back together you have missing lines ( eg : missing dots and gaps where the stitch line should be )

@joshuabugarin5089 2 жыл бұрын

Can you also make a video on how to make french style stitches in illustrator?

@NMiller_ 2 жыл бұрын

Since the stitch line typically defines the "finished" dimension, would it be easier to create the stitch line first and use dimensions divisible by your spacing, then offset your cut line from the stitch line? Just a thought.

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

I think I follow. From my experience that works well with straight lines with 90 degree angles however the curves really skew the final line measurements. Maybe its just an illustrator thing but looking at the line length it comes out to a bizarre uneven number.

@jacobe23able 2 жыл бұрын

How you export it in PDF with the correct size of the pattern?

@CraftingALifeIWant Жыл бұрын

I am just getting into pattern making with AI and this video was extremely helpful. I've never had any formal training with AI and you helped close some loops and fill a lot of gaps in both details as well as sequencing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

@tnoni8a 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial! Much appreciated... any chance you can make those dots into slanted lines like french pricking irons?

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes it is doable however only with straight lines and 90 degree angles. I havent found a reliable way to do the curves yet where Illustrator doesnt alter the spacing by itself.

@paulporter6874 2 жыл бұрын

@@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER doing curves with slanted lines is pretty easy if you know how to use illustrator (have been using illustrator for about 20 years). also this way can be used to create any stitch line. i will try and do a video on it if and when i get time.

@aarongooodwin7413 2 жыл бұрын

@@paulporter6874 would appreciate this!

@CristianTudorache 9 ай бұрын

why do you use the correct units of measurement ? :)

@ivantomassini5672 2 жыл бұрын

Ma si può salvare in SVG?

@randomscandinavian6094 2 жыл бұрын

I tried to make a pattern brush for the slanted tips of my KS Blade chisels but realized after a lot of work that Illustrator cheats and alters the spacing between each hole, even though you set it to maintain the distance at 100%. Perhaps the solution is out there somewhere. If it worked you could simply take any stroked line and then choose for it to have your saved stitching pattern. For the time being I simply have a long premade strip of perfect slanted stitch marks with the correct width and spacing and I move and copy that around in a separate layer. Which works fine but rounded corners takes a bit of extra manual alignment.

@MAKESUPPLYLEATHER 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I need to figure out how to do that. I got close a few years back using a "find and replace" script as well as "transform each" to bend around curves but it was never reliable. The way you do it is the best way. Its the dang curves that are the problem.

@jaimeoviedo196 2 жыл бұрын

:( Thanks for the video and the help, I started working with leather for 1 year and I loved it, but I have a problem that I cannot solve, I have printed the model to take it to leather and it subtracts 0.5 cm from all the dimensions If I draw a line and it is on the computer, it measures 15 cm when printing and measuring, the dimension is 14.5. I have tried all the ways to print the document and nothing, someone help me please, so far I make my molds by hand with the help of preforms for contours and lines that are not straight, but I would like to be able to professionalize the models even more and I believe that Ai is the alternative that I liked the most, I am already grateful for the help provided.

@josh88113 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if this will work in gimp

@bradleywhite4902 2 жыл бұрын

Can someone please tell me what I’m doing wrong. When I take the file to light burn it sees the dashed line as a solid line?

@Nomad-bi6su 2 ай бұрын

need to expand line. its in this video.

@nikoss1179 2 жыл бұрын

You're overcomplicating it. To get the correct gusset length with your 65 dots and a 5mm gap would be 64x5 (total dots minus 1) which gives you length of 320mm. Length of rectangle would be 320mm plus 6mm (3mm spacing each side). So total gusset width would be 326mm. Much faster with math. Additionally, if you do it your way, another trick to save time for the gusset length would be to group the 65 dots, look at the properties menu for the length and then add the 6mm.

@WyrmhideLeather 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, the math is much faster at this stage and then just create it the right size.