Hello Everyone, just wanted to introduce myself. Recently picked up this hobby after moving to Japan, had to leave behind my workshop in Belgium where I enjoyed watch and tool making. There is allot of info and advice on the internet, although great and I’m thankful of people sharing, what I saw was mostly not the direction I wanted my leatherwork to evolve in. So I’m thankful for Peter to share and put out these tutorials. I'm very happy to learn all the details and these invaluable small tips and tricks. Some of the first things I made I followed the card wallet video, just used leather I had available. Have some goatskin hides on order to make a 2nd attempt at the card wallet and next up the bifold wallet. Hope to learn allot from Peter and all of you! BR,Dirk

I started worked on this bucket bag for a Christmas present. Saffiano on the exterior, Epsom on the interior. Both are about 1,4mm (should’ve had the interior split, I know). Now that the body is done minus a couple stitches on one side, tested the cinching with the threaded leather and the shape is totally wrong. The top should be closing inward, not pressing outward. I believe the issue is that leather is too thick and perhaps too rigid, which is causing it to take on the shape it does when the cord is pulled tight. @atelierpeternitz @Julien Danel and others: is there any way of saving this or should I cut my losses and start over with thinner, more malleable leather? I even took the grommets out to see if that was the issue, but the bag took on the same shape even without the grommets. Any advice, insight, help would be appreciated. thanks!