Leather stitching

[PiobBear]

All hand stitching, with a sailmaker's palm, needles, & thread.

[O'Neille]

For general utility use I just sew it on my leather sewing machine. If it is something I want to look real nice then I hand stitch it after using an appropriate drill, punch or chisel. The only machine leather stitching I like is that done with a tack/harness machine with the pull handle.

[berserkbishop]

Good to hear im not the only one out there still hand stitching leather. I punch my holes with an awl and then saddle stitch everything I do. I am fairly new to leatherwork myself, but I dont think I will ever turn out enough product to justify purchasing a machine. How do you guys who do hand stitch get so nearly machine perfect stich width and eveness in your work? Is it just something that comes with experience. Mine are no where near as pretty as I would like.