Originally Posted by
Candace
... the closer the stitch, the more perforations and it causes the leather to weaken and the seam to weaken. Too close and the leather will actually rip or fall right off at the seam.
100% correct. these stitches are about 1/16" could have been bigger but the leather is pretty tough. If I was sewing thinner leather I would want about 2x the stitch length. This was NOT set t max, just set where we had it at the time.
This was a rushed "oh,. while I am here can you" type thing.