Looks good. I agree, larger stitches would make it a lot less tedious. I would probably do something like 5 stitches per inch. Certainly no smaller than 6 on this piece. To get an even dye job on light colors, I give the leather a coat of alcohol first. Then I apply the dye. Alternatively, I dip the whole piece in a diluted batch of dye, but that takes a lot of dye to do. I use solvent based dyes, generally Fiebings or occasionally Lincoln. That said, sometimes I purposely make a piece blotchy to give it visual texture. When there's a lot of un-decorated space like yours, that can be nice. I look forward to seeing your next one.