The stitch is the detail you don’t notice—until you do.
When a leather piece feels “calm” and confident, it’s often because the seams are doing their job without shouting. Today, I want to talk about the thread behind that feeling.
Right now, I’m using Vinymo MBT for hand stitching—specifically Size #5 and #1, which are thick threads chosen on purpose. MBT is a bonded, twisted thread designed to stay stable: the strands are internally bonded so it’s less prone to unraveling or fraying, even if the thread is cut. That stability matters when you expect a bag to live a long life.
View the YVN 111 Golf Cart Bag
But the biggest difference—hand stitching versus machine stitching—is what happens before the needle even goes in.
I melt natural beeswax into the thread. Not just a surface wipe—real wax worked into the fibers. The result is a thread that pulls through smoothly, holds tension more consistently while you stitch, and resists fuzzing and fraying over time. Wax also helps the thread “lock” into the holes, supporting the seam where leather and thread meet.
In other words: the seam becomes less of a weak point, and more of a structure.
And I’m not stopping here. In the future, I plan to build bags using traditional waxed linen thread—the kind rooted in old workwear culture where strength and reliability mattered (fishing, farming, hard daily use). I’m also exploring sinew thread, made from animal tendons, for projects that call for a different kind of history and toughness.
Leather ages. But so should the stitching—quietly, beautifully, and without coming apart.
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