<p>For some reason shortening the belt on the other end is not possible, right?  so .. </p>

<p>just dab a spot of super glue into the holes the sitching makes in the leather for a centimeter or so back from where you are going to cut through the sitching. On both sides of the belt. Make the cut. The thread will be held in place by the glue</p>

<p>The “you must be crazy” version of the answer is .. start unsitching the thread at the buckle end until you are 2 centimetres (1 inch) back from the cut line, tie a new, colour matched thread to the old thread, on the inner side of the belt, pulling the knot tight at the hole the thread comes through. Option to apply a dab of superglue to hold the knot. Cut the leather to shorten. Now thread a needle on and resew the decorative border using the existing holes. Finish the stitching normally and voila!</p>

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<p>I am talking about the belts with stitches along its edges. I read that if I cut it to shorten it at the buckle end, the threads will come loose. What do I do to prevent this?</p>

<p>The following is a picture of the belt:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/gFYij.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/gFYij.jpg" alt="Belt stitching"></a></p>

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How to cut a stitched leather belt without it unraveling?
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# How to cut a stitched leather belt without it unraveling?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-06-24)

I am talking about the belts with stitches along its edges. I read that if I cut it to shorten it at the buckle end, the threads will come loose. What do I do to prevent this?

The following is a picture of the belt:

[![Belt stitching](https://i.sstatic.net/gFYij.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/gFYij.jpg)

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-07-07. Score: 0

For some reason shortening the belt on the other end is not possible, right? so ..

just dab a spot of super glue into the holes the sitching makes in the leather for a centimeter or so back from where you are going to cut through the sitching. On both sides of the belt. Make the cut. The thread will be held in place by the glue

The “you must be crazy” version of the answer is .. start unsitching the thread at the buckle end until you are 2 centimetres (1 inch) back from the cut line, tie a new, colour matched thread to the old thread, on the inner side of the belt, pulling the knot tight at the hole the thread comes through. Option to apply a dab of superglue to hold the knot. Cut the leather to shorten. Now thread a needle on and resew the decorative border using the existing holes. Finish the stitching normally and voila!


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