Thanks for the reply. Yes, I think I've read that it may be waxed so I was wondering about that. What's up with nylon being the material? Doesn't absorb dye well? I thought about restitching but I don't think they do it by hand so I could probably not replicate the quality even if I tried. I'm not familiar with what it means that the thread is recessed/sitting down in a groove. I can see the stitch in the front and back but interestingly, the color of the thread is different on the backside of the belt. Also, I think Crossbreed says that they use two layers of leather glued together for the belt. I'm wondering if there's two sets of stitching? Sorry, no idea about belt making at all..