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Yes, I considered this (if you meant folding the sewed edge over itself, like rolling it) as opposed to a liner but the flesh side was rather rough and I have nothing to smooth it well right now (like buttload of sandpaper or one of those glass bits). I also thought it would look a bit shit because the inside edge of the piping would show and it would be quite easy to see imo. I had these.... but they were just marking which edge was a side and which was an end . When cutting it down, as thats what I will likely end up doing - do you recommend any specific tool or just mark and carefully cut with a knife? Or are there some secret techniques :D I think in the next version / bag, I will forgo the liner and butterfly the inside edges if I can figure out what to do with the piping.

Hi, Pretty new to making leather things (and bags) and this is my first self designed and actually (mostly!) planned design / make. Its a pretty simple inside out bag, based on the drawings in Bag Design by Fashionary. My primary question is about the inside edge (seam? not sure what to call it) - I made a 10mm seam allowance and as you can see from the photos, its quite wide. I have not yet turned it (or attached the ends, as I havent made them yet, as I didnt order enough leather) and I am thinking that they will stick out quite a lot. Should I shorten them? If so whats the best way? Other questions: I accidentally made some apprentice marks, is there a good way to clean them up? Conditioning? Anything I can put on to make it hold up a bit more (although I realise buttero marks *very* easily though lol) I have some doubts about the actual turning operation because the zip isnt full length, any tips on making it as painless as possible? Info: Leather: Buttero https://buyleatheronline.com/en/walpier/435-3689-walpier-buttero-leather.html#/ Thickness: 1.4~1.5m (total edge is x2 + piping) Didnt skive the edges (big mistake I think, I wasnt / am not confident enough in my knive skills because I dont think theyre sharp enough yet, so I didnt do it) There will be a liner, attached to the top/zipper piece (Yes the stitching is not great, I mismatched the side pieces ;_; so the stitching holes are misaligned) I was quite surprised how good the piping looks at this stage, I was quite worried it would be shit (Please move to this to the right place if its not mods )