Interactive
3D Studio
Four interactive simulations of leathercraft operations. Turn the work in your hands, change the parameters, and watch the geometry respond. These are teaching models, not photographs.
What these are. Each tool is a real-time 3D model built in your browser with WebGL. Nothing is downloaded and nothing is sent anywhere. They exaggerate geometry so you can see what the thread, the blade or the dye is actually doing — they are not to scale and not a substitute for practice on scrap.
Stitching Simulator
Adjust leather, thread and pitch to see how a hand saddle stitch behaves before you cut.
Edge Beveler Simulator
Tune bevel size, sanding and burnishing to see how an edge will round out.
Dye Studio
Test brush size, flow and colour to preview coverage and drying before you dye.
Pattern Maker
Resize a template and preview the leather area and cutting yield it needs.
Performance and devices
These tools need WebGL, which every current desktop and mobile browser provides. On a phone or a low-powered machine the scene automatically drops shadow quality to keep the frame rate up. If WebGL is unavailable, each tool falls back to a static diagram and keeps every number working, so you lose the picture and nothing else.
If you prefer not to run 3D at all, the fallback is always reachable from the tool page itself.
Accessibility
Every control is a standard form input, so it works from the keyboard. The 3D view itself can be orbited with the arrow keys and zoomed with the plus and minus keys once it has focus. If your system is set to reduce motion, automatic rotation and animated transitions are switched off.
Educational use only. Hide & Stitch is an independent, non-commercial reference. Nothing here is for sale and nothing here is a substitute for competent in-person instruction. Edged tools, dyes, solvents and adhesives can cause serious injury — read and follow the manufacturer instructions and safety data sheets, and work with ventilation and appropriate protection. 3D tools are educational simulations. Results are indicative only.