Cutting a Pattern
When I cut my pattern pieces on leather I always try to cut the pieces exact. I found that when I do this my pieces do not line up perfectly and my edges often need to be sanded or even trimmed. Does anyone out there advocate for leaving a few millimeters of cutting tolerance when clicking out pattern pieces? After the pieces are glued and stacked together you can trim off the extra tolerance and achieve a very clean edge. does anyone else out there do this? Is it good practice?
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Hey @Fadi, nice tip! Does this give you any troubles when skiving the thickness down? I usually skive double the stitch width if that make sense? (If stitch is 3mm from the edge I skive 6mm)
Does this force you to skive far into the leather (for me would then be 11mm) before gluing? Or have you found a way around it?
How far in from the edge do you others skive?:)