Leather Love — leather strap construction

Intro

A well-made leather eye patch should look intentional, comfortable, and refined — not like a costume piece. It’s a small project that combines precision cutting, edge finishing, strap construction, and decorative structural stitching.

In this tutorial, I walk through how to build a professional-quality leather eye patch using clean edgework, a miter joint strap, and a traditional flat ladder stitch braid. These are real techniques I use in custom leather commissions — scaled down into a project that’s both practical and skill-building.

Whether you're building...