Sewing leather onto denim

[Cactusman]

Call me an amateur who enjoys challenging projects.  Just finished a patch and contact cemented it to back of jacket in preparation for sewing.  Only then did it hit me that punching the leather for hand sewing would rip the denim... won’t it... or will the contact cement hold the thread together?  Wonder if I should have punched the leather before contact cementing.  Now, what is the best approach?  

[Norton Custom Leather]

if you can get to it you can always do a backing of leather that will resist the tear. i would not expect the denim to tear tho.

looks good i like it

[maxdaddy]

My $0.02.... unless your punching and stitching skills are real good, I'd leave it just like it is. If/when the glue ever stops holding, you could punch it then and re-glue/stitch.

I'd be afraid of one of my punches not being aligned and ruining the look.