THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT
To complete this tutorial, you will need:- 1 piece of leather 30 x 40 cm / approx. 1.1 mm thick
- A slice finish
- Contact glue for leather
- Polyester thread (N°40) or linen (M40)
And the following equipment:
- 1 cutter
- Masking tape
- Sewing equipment
Video
1. Cut out the pattern pieces
Download and print the pattern (downloadable at the top of the page). There are three different bosses, the first to have three watch slots, the second to have two and the last to have only one. 
Tape the paper pattern to your piece of leather with masking tape. 
Cut out the different pattern pieces with a cutter.
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2. Glue part P1
Transfer the pattern marks to your leather to know where to fold your piece P1. The mark is 20 cm from the bottom of piece P1, the reverse side of the piece will therefore form a pocket approximately 10 cm long.
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Apply a bead of leather contact glue to the sides that will be glued (up to the mark) . 
Glue part P1 respecting the markings. 
Flatten the bond with a jointer's hammer or pressure roller. 
3. Work the slices
Work the edges of piece P2.
The ideal is to work on the slices of P1 at the end of assembling the pieces.
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4. Sew the pocket(s)
For the first or second pattern, sew the pocket dividing line(s) with the technique of your choice (hand/machine sewing). Mark the line using the pattern before sewing.
Be careful not to sew the ends: they will be sewn at the same time as part P2.
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Hand sewing with saddle stitch:
See the guide
Simplified hand sewing - with holes:
See the guide
Sewing with a sewing machine:
See the guide
5. Glue part P2 on P1
Mark the location of part P2 on P1 using the pattern.
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Glue the ends of part P2 to part P1 at the level of the marks. 
6. Sew both sides and tab P2
Sew both sides taking tab P2 into the seam.
Hand sewing with saddle stitch: 
Simplified hand sewing - with holes: 
Sewing with a sewing machine:
We chose to do additional decorative stitching.
7. Work the slices of P1
Work the edges of the finished piece. Apply 2 to 3 coats of finish and sand between each coat.
You have finished your leather marmot!
