I too use fiebings. Also, as actionjbone mentionned, it's vegetable tanned leather indeed, not vegan leather.

I can imagine haha!

Vegetable tanned leather indeed, not vegan leather :)

I too use fiebings, they have two type of dye, the regular and the 'pro' one. Regular dye are alcohol based, and the pro one have a mix of oil and alcohol. I mostly use the pro dye, but I've had good results with both.

The one I used here is their royal blue pro dye.

Ah, been waiting on this one! As Actionjbone has said it's a great little project, fits perfectly its intended purpose, so I'd just say congratulation!

For the next one, maybe get proper thread, it'd be much more durable and would make it look more like traditional leatherwork.

Looking forward to seeing your take at the madamesew pattern! Are you planning on mixing leather and fabric for this project?

I'm mostly self taught, this started as a hobby back in 2020, but in 2024 I applied and got hired at Hermes, and I've been crafting handbags for them since then. All the work I share here is from before Hermes, and I must say it has helped me improve the quality of my work a lot, as the eye for details is crazy there. But I don't have time to practice at home anymore haha

The longest I have worked with is about 2 arm span, I could do more if I had too, but I'd avoid it if possible.

Yeah, the curling and twisting come from the coil. There are a couple tips to work with lengthy thread.

1/ work with shorter thread. I know it sounds dumb but I wouldn't recommend working with more than twice your arm span. You can work with shorter thread, pull the thread out through the edge when it gets too short, tie a very thigh couple of knots, and push the knots back deep in the edge with an awl dipped in a drop of glue. Then clamp the edge to ensure it's all invisible. Then start from your last stitch with a new thread (obviously it works if you end with a nice and clean edge work afterward, and won't work with fabric).

2/ if you want to work with the full length of thread, first you should hold the thread at one end, then go around some kind of stick or handle (a hammer handle is fine), like once or twice and pull the thread gently all the way to kind of straighten it. Same as you would do for curling a ribbon on a blade, except you go around a couple time and pull gently.

3/ also, every once in a while, especially when you get too much curling/twisting, pull gently on the thread letting it run between your thumb and index, from the stich to the needle. Additionally you can let the thread hang, see how it twists, and roll the needle between your finger in the opposite of the twisting.

Working with long length increases the risk of thread breaking, so you should wax is properly and pull it through a rag then, to kind of melt the wax and get rid of the excess before stitching.

Well the edge work is clearly not my best, but overall he was happy with it! Didn't take that long to stitch (a couple of houra) although working with such thread length is a bit of a pain.

Nice little project, congrats! What I love with this kind of project is that they're easy and it doesn't have to look perfect in order to work just fine. Plus it doesn't require a lot of leather so it's easy to make a new one later down the way, when you're more comfortable with your skills, just to appreciate the progress you've made.

Have you ever tried saddle stitch ? It would be a good start if you want to keep crafting!

It absolutely fits as leathercraft, congrats on your work! It looks like the covers perfectly fits its purpose but pics are lacking a bit of light, if you have brighter images feel free to share them, we'd be happy to have a look!

Been using cinnamon for a couple years and I'm happy with it, although I don't spend much time on my computer. Been recommending it as well since I don't know any better. What's the most user friendly distro you would recommend ?

I cut a smaller piece of leather, skive it to the proper shape, and glue it in between the two sides. I usually glue it to the flesh side of the bottom layer, then fold the top layer over, on top of the assembly. Top layer is an oversized rectangle and inner layer is true to size. Once everyrhknis glued together I cut the top layer to its final saze by following the shape of the inner layer and then I saddle stitch the strap and finish with the edge work.

No protest with over 500k ppl in France? Have you lost your mind?