I enjoy making things, I enjoy using the things I make and I enjoy learning new skills when trying new things. For Christmas my wife gave me a make your own reindeer leather pouch kit, I had made a few things with leather in the past. Not having the correct tools in the past has limited the finished product, but over time I have added a few basic tools when I have found them on places like eBay or Amazon at a reasonable price. I also decided to learn how to saddle stitch as I plan to make a new knife sheath in the coming months and it is the little details like the stitching I want to be done better than I have done in the past.
The kit itself contains the template, well written instructions with illustrations and enough reindeer leather to make the pouch.
It took around 30 minutes to mark out and carefully cut out the pieces, then I marked out stitch holes on all the pieces. To stitch the pieces together it took between 3 and 4 hours, I am slow at stitching any way but working with two needles and an awl took a while to get the hang of.
I think the finished product is of equal quality to pouches I have purchased in the past and I will be making more to keep my kit organised when I can find some where local that sells leather at a reasonable price.
