Tip: Thin leather or vinyl may fit in sewing machine. If not, the stocking will need to be stitched together by hand.

Materials Needed:

• sides of old leather or vinyl coats
• cardboard
• heavy-duty shears
• waxed thread
• leather stitching needle
• leather dye

• awl
• embellishments: rivets, tags, etc.
• grooving tool or straight edge
• spacing tool
• sewing machine (optional)
• Download: Leather Christmas Stocking Template

Create Pattern and Cut Pieces

Print template, enlarge on a copier, if desired, then assemble paper pattern. Trace onto cardboard and cut out to create a more durable pattern. Fold leather panel in half lengthwise; lay pattern on folder leather, trace pattern and cut out.

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Embellish

Add any decorative embellishments like tags or rivets to the front of your stocking before stitching together.

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Groove and Space

To make an evenly spaced stitching line on stocking, use a grooving tool or straightedge, then go over groove with spacing tool.

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