First of all, a great hello to everyone from Slovenia!
I'm a very new to the leather, although I had wish to sew it by hand for a long time before.
So I came as far as trying to sew the first axe sheath for a start. I've managed to finish it as far as it comes to the edges.
Here are 2 pictures, which shows my current state.
I'm using 5/6 oz. veg tan leather, which is treated with several coats of Fiebing's Pro Dye (brown) and colorless Fiebing's Resolene.
I'm stuck here, because I don't know how to properly finish the edges, neither would know, what the proper edge finish is. As far as I've managed to read about the leather, I came to the fact, that Fiebing's Edge Kote is one of worst possible finishes on leather sheats and looks very amateur. So I've ordered Eco-Flo's Gum Tragacanth for finishing edges, but I'm still not sure about it.
Am I supposed to dye the edges before I use Gum Tragacanth?
Are the finishes on picture below proper edge finishes or are there any other possibilities to look properly? (the left one) And if so, how am I possible to reach them?
