Pappys Leather

I am working on a leather bracelet for Christmas. I came up with a pattern and made one. I do not like how it is fitting around the wrist. It sticks up on the end closest to the hand. Has anyone come up with a good pattern? I am making a 3 inch wide one.

I have tried using painters tape and turning the ends down to stick to the granite. Small projects I sometimes don't use anything and if it two pieces like a knife sheath, the front piece I stamped gets stretched. I have seen it suggested to rubber cement a piece of cardboard to the back, but I am afraid it will be too hard to get it off.

I made a new pattern that is similar to yours. I find that when wrapping it around my ankle the attaching ends want to go crooked. Not sure if I am explaining this so it is understandable what is happening. If I force them to be straight, the body where the holster is attached pulls away from the ankle at the bottom. Any suggestions?

It is veg tanned and sewing into main seam

I have not put fringe on a knife sheath yet and working on one I want add it. I had the sheath all ready to add the fringe but I think I have an issue. It looks like you have to make the sheath a little wider then normal to allow for the fringe. Is this correct?

One I am making

I have a beaded rossete I bought from Tandy's. How do you attach it to a leather sheath?

I used black pig skin suede. But the strap I ran through does not have any on it. So would it help if I put a piece on it also? I used 4-5 ounce leather for the body and strap.

I was working on my own pattern before I saw yours. My original plan was to use elastic strap with two rings on one end to pull it through to tighten it up on the ankle. The problem I ran into was it did not pull the center of the leather where the holster would be against the leg. So I made a leather piece with Velcro on it, stitched it in two places to the main body. It still does not seem to allow it to be pulled tight enough to keep it from sliding down on the leg especially if you put it over a sock. Here is a picture of my design. Any help would be appreciated. It looks like yours is down low on the ankle. How does the pant leg cover this up?

I am just getting into painting on leather. I want to make a holster and paint the American flag on it. Do I dye the leather first then paint the flag or paint the flag first, seal it and then dye the holster? It won't be all thirteen stripes or 50 stars. Not quite sure how to explain my idea what I am planning on doing.