el hermano

Iam trying to learn to make a rope bag out of leather can you tell me what leather weight you use and if you sew with a machine and what kind or is it hand stitched . I recently got your book western floral designs and my friends have noticed an improvement on my projects I know I have a lot to learn but I am willing i hope you can give me some advise on this, yup Iam swinging for the fence.