Very good point! Yes that's normal. In fact you will always get less stitching holes on one side because the perimeter of the bottom is smaller than the length of the stitching on the body and guess what: it has to be, well, unless you try to compensate the missing stitches on the bottom using a smaller sized pricking iron and do crazy calculation to avoid this issue. I know it tends to be quite confusing and annoying at first, but no worries, there is a fix and here it is: To solve this issue you will have to "cheat" by forming a normal stitch on one side (the side with too many holes) and go through the same hole twice on the other side (the side with missing holes) to compensate the missing stitch. The same trick needs to be used each times the issue is met during the course of the stitching. Hope that helps and that my explanations are not too confusing :)

The leathercraft academy yes that is very much helpful and I understood in very well

Great, I am glad this helps!

The closer to the edge you make the holes, the less difference you get, :D

This may help. Two ways I approach it. One is that I start from the middle. When you tighten down the thread, each hole it gets moved over slightly each stich. So from the middle and you work outwards it will keep it lined up. Now extreme radius you may have to an extra hole on the inner side. Also I'll put a few lock stich every few inches in the lined up holes to keep the panels "honest" if u will. Issue is to much space between the single stich you will get a roll or crease. It drives me bananas. Just keep conscious of it and a penny nail can work as alightment pins.

Well yes this is another way to do it and the require quite some skills

I think the answer is in the pinned response I have given to Christina Ortiz. There are less stitches on the bottom than on the leather part surrounding the flask in fact

Yes should, its a lot of fun

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That's great!

Yep, exactly. I think I will do a video doing box stitch with the 45 degree angle edge bevelling technique

@@Theleathercraftacademy I've always done my box stitching by beveling the edges to 45 degrees. That brings both pieces to a nice (hopefully) sharp corner. I mark the stitches in the smaller piece and then pierce through to the outer. You still have to mentally visualize where the awl is supposed to exit.

Thank you I am glad this helps!

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I use a thin cork mat to punch on which I put on top of my nylon block... the cork does get mangled eventually so I consider it sacrificial and replace when it starts to crumble...

A wooden cutting board (100 mm. birch wood, standing grain) would be the classic choice. In the shoe making workshop where I learned the trade we would scrape the surface of it once a week, using a sharp edged steel scrape. Then we would treat the scraped surface with a mix of equal parts of boiled and raw linnen seed oil, sparsly applied using a piece of cloth, and use the other (now dry) side of the cutting board the following week. (Edit: Note that a cloth damped with linnen seed oil may self ignite, e.g. if stored wrinkled up or in a plastic bag.)

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Great, have fun!

Thanks for that great video! Namaste!

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Thanks. Will do.

To tell you the truth, you may be best to get the cheap end tools. You can then figure out what you do, what you need and what you need to upgrade! There is a lot you don't need but best to get used to the hobby first. Hope that helps ! I have been using scraps of leather to make things, so many things for treatment and dying are not needed

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Thanks, in fact you will always get less stitching holes on one side, in my case on the bottom. When stitching at one point the holes will not be facing each others, you will need to form a normal stitch on one side and go through the same hole twice on the other side. Not sure whether it is very clear but it should make sense when you are facing this doing box stitching.

One word....Illustrator, if you are atleast begginer in it, you can adjust and make sewing holes on a line and just experiment. Just Made tiny project with baseball stitch and wanted to try this out, took me like a minute? to adjust holes and line up numbers.

I am using contact adhesive for leather

I have glued the bottom to the flask, this not mandatory.

I k ow this is a late commen but, have you figured it out?

No I didn't I have used veg tanned leather and have wet formed the leather on the flask. You can also glue if you prefer.

it is form Vergez blanchard

Hello, for the box stitch yes I did, the butt stitch you don't need to as the thread needs to go through the edge.

The leathercraft academy Cool, I have to try this method. I kind of stitch through one edge when i box stitch. Maybe it depends on the leather thickness if it is possible to punch the holes all the way beforehand.

it's veg tanned, takes a few second to soak it.