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Cut the pieces and mark the holes for sewing as in the pattern.
Starting from the top, sew the central vertical seams with a saddle
-stitch, cut the seam when you've reached the bottom.
+stitch, backstitch and cut the thread when you've reached the bottom.
Starting again from the top, sew one of the side seams inserting the
-strap after two stitches, then the bottom seam, gathering the wider
-leather, and then up on the other side seam, inserting the strap at the
-same distance.
+strap after two stitches, backstitch and cut the thread again when
+you've reached the bottom.
+Again from the top, sew the first two stitches of the last seam, adjust
+the length of the strap so that it just fits, insert it in the seam and
+continue until the end of the seam, without backstitching.
+
+Continue sewing into the bottom, gathering the excess material from the
+top into the distance of the base; backstitch and cut the thread.
+
+.. tip:: depending on the material you're using, wetting the bottom edge
+ may help in getting a neater gathering.
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