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Thanks for the suggestion Bill, if I may ask, how would you go about this? I’m guessing as you make your patterns mark the holes and adjust lengths as needed if you see it not working nicely?

Hello All, I’m hoping one of y’all have the answer to this, though I think I know what it is. I just can get it to look right So here’s the question, when you’re stitching a piece onto another for a pocket in like a wallet or something for credit cards, and you’re approaching the edge of the piece, how to you maintain the stitch spacing if the hole would end up being right on the edge of the leather piece? My problem is sometimes when I reach the edge of the pocket, the hole is way to close the edge so it’s not structurally sound. My guess is that I need to split the difference with the space I have left but it never looks right. You can see what I’m talking about in the picture below. It looks, eh from the inside but the outside, one stitch clearly stands out. I use a diamond chisel more than an awl which may need to change... Any thoughts are appreciated!

Hello All! Like many, I'm a newbie to leather craft (though quickly becoming obsessed) I thought I would present this question you you all out here. I have a piece of 5/6 oz oil tan that I've made a small series of wallets with and in handling them, I've noticed a small amount of residue from the oil coming off which I would like to try and limit. Anyone have any suggestions on how I can remove some of this residue without affecting the color or suppleness of the leather? Thanks! Josh