uberyk Report post Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Recently picked up some deerskin in 3/4oz weight. Going to be using it to make a purse/bag as a gift for my wife. I had initially planned on making a no frills, unlined bag but after handling the hide in person, it's much too spongy and flimsy to hold its own shape unless I made a floppy, hobo style bag. So I picked up some interfacing and some light weight canvas to use as a liner. I'm trying to figure out what would be the best way to finish the edges as I think it's much too soft for typical burnishing. Here's what I have in mind so far, please feel free to comment/correct/add/etc. 1. Seams out construction 2. Interfacing layer on front and back panels to give structure. 3. Canvas lining on all panels 4. Going to ATTEMPT to skive and roll all the edges, including those that will be stitched as a seam. What I can't quite decide on, is what should end up being the final visible layer? Should I have the lining under the skived leather edge or should I have a rolled lining edge that sits on top of the leather? Depending on how thick the leather edge ends up, I'm afraid this would end up making the edge too lumpy. Ideally I think a double rolled/finished leather edge as the final layer with the lining flat underneath would be the nicest looking but I'm afraid I'll make an awful mess of things trying to skive the edge thin enough to do so. Obviously need to spend some time playing around with a scrap piece to see how it reacts to various things. Edited March 18, 2016 by uberyk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Colt W Knight Report post Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Here are two ways I do it. I sew them inside out, then trim flush Edited March 18, 2016 by Colt W Knight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
