CarlGabriel

Hi Michelle! Your feedback is awesome, and much appreciated. The stitches down the side panels of the bag are holding the whole bag together. The bag is actually one piece of leather that is cut not unlike a cardboard box and the sides fold over one another to form the side panels. Because the bag is folded into its final form by the time I get it into my stitching clam, it's very difficult to stitch vertically, so I thought stitching across in several short stitches would close everything up nicely (using too few stitches leaves holes in the edge of the bag). If you see any potential issues with doing it this way or have ideas as to how I could better close this whole thing up, I'd appreciate the tip. I've thought about spacing rivets down the side as well, but haven't tried it yet. The d-ring is actually a solid brass o-ring and the loop holding it on is, unfortunately as you say, perforated now by the horizontal stitches. I had already been working on how to get a vertical stitch into it so it's properly carrying the weight. I'll try to come up with a way to remove the horizontal stitch through the leather where the loop is connected Both legs of the loop are going downward, by the way, and are sandwiched between the two flaps of leather that fold over one another to form the sides. The slit where the loop goes into the bag isn't carrying any weight itself as the loop is sewn into the bag sidewall itself. At least it doesn't appear that way. I hope I'm not misunderstanding your point, feel free to let me know if I am. Do you think a single vertical stitch down the middle of the strap will be adequate or should the stitch be along the edges of the strap as the picture you attached is? I had no idea that the sharp corners are where the delamination begin, so I will certainly revise the design to round those corners as you have suggested. I guess I would have found out eventually, but most likely way too late. Thanks again for the feedback, I really am grateful for the criticism. I'll be giving this bag another try and will try to incorporate some of your suggestions. I'm already half way through it so for some of them I'm already too late. @101airborne - thanks for the kind compliment! Thanks again! Carl

Thanks so much for the feedback! I'll look to incorporate some of the suggestions into future projects. @MonicaJacobson The stitch around the edge definitely has me thinking, not only from a quality standpoint (it is fully lined, where there is cowhide, there is also pigskin) but what could be worked into that seam design-wise. Thanks!

Hello folks! I'm a long time reader first, time contributor. I'm really curious to see what you guys think of this bag, I'd love to hear some of your feedback and constructive criticism. The outer leather is a soft chrome tanned cow hide which is laminated to a mission grain pigskin lining on the inside. The whole bag is double needle saddle stitched. Thanks!