CHAPTER XXXI 

 PROJECTS IN LACING BELTS 



301. Single-Cross Lacing ; One Row of Holes Punched 



on Each End. (Fig. 332.) 



Tools and Stock: A 6" leather belt or (for practice) two short 

 pieces of 6" belting, 56" of lace, belt punch, square and 

 knife. 



Note: A narrower belt can be laced by modifying the fol- 

 lowing instructions accordingly: 



Working Instructions: Square the ends of the belt to make 

 its length V less than that calculated or measured. 



1523 21 

 5 17 19 



8 64 2 18 20 

 10 12 14 16 24 -22 



OUTRIDE 



5lOE 



FIG. 332. Single-cross lacing; one row of holes. 



Square a pencil line across each end of the belt 1" from 

 the end and punch 3/16" holes to dimensions given in A, 

 Fig. 333. Point the end of the lace and pass it thru hole 

 00 (Fig. 332) from the outside, leaving 1/2" of the end 

 protruding. Pass the lace up thru hole and down thru 

 hole 1, then across to hole 2 and over to hole 3, con- 

 tinuing to pass the lace down thru the odd-numbered 

 holes from the outside of the belt and up thru the even- 



333 



