A two-layer tooled leather guitar strap, adjustable, built to outlast the instrument it carries. Seven pattern pages at 1:1, a full build video, and a shape that spreads the weight across the shoulder instead of digging a line into it.
I built the original for my Gibson SG: flat veg-tan, stamped with a basketweave, dyed black and red, stitched by hand from end to end. The pattern lets you set your own length - the mid-point marks tell you where to cut for a shorter or longer strap, so it fits a guitar worn high or slung at the hip.
Leather and hardware
About 0.14 m² (217 sq in) of 2.5 mm / 6 oz vegetable-tanned leather, one weight throughout. Round rivets for the assembly, 0.8-1 mm thread for the stitching, plus dye, gum tragacanth, neatsfoot oil, finish and wax.
Tools
Utility or X-Acto knife, beveler, groover, 4 mm diamond chisel, edge burnisher, hole punch, rivet setter, two needles and a cotton dauber.
Skill level
Beginner to intermediate, and a weekend is enough. The strap holds an instrument you care about, so nothing on it is glued and hoped for - it is saddle-stitched throughout. Here is the stitch it calls for. If you want to stamp yours the way I did mine, the tooling is covered here.
Prints at 1:1 on A4 across seven pages, with a scale bar to check your printer before cutting. The build video runs just under ten minutes and covers every step. Instant download after purchase.
This pattern is one of my printable leather patterns, all built from pieces I made first.