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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Hi,
I always place my patterns on the leather and then use weighted door stoppers on top (mostly in the center) to avoid movement of the patterns. This was a handy trick I learned in school. Then I put a metal ruler on the edges of the patterns and cut along the ruler edge. Make sure you have a sharp knife. This way I always have sharp and exact cuts, right to the milimetre! The leather pieces always come out as an exact copy of the pattern.