Threw $80 at a leathercraft starter kit. Stabbed myself six times in one afternoon.

Bought it off impulse after watching some guy on YouTube make a wallet look easy. The stitching needles are basically tiny harpoons. Cut a piece of veg tan leather wrong too. Now I got a half finished mess and a bandaid on my thumb. Anyone actually break even on one of these kits or is it all just pain?

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casey_wood21h ago

Jump right in and you'll learn the hard way like the rest of us. Honestly, this whole thing is just one big pattern of how we underestimate stuff that looks simple on video. Tbh I've noticed it with cooking shows too - they make a three course meal look like a breeze and then you're standing there with a burnt pan wondering what went wrong. @ellis.susan nailed it though, the first time you actually finish something that doesn't look like a crime scene, you'll feel like a million bucks even if you're still in the red on supplies.

ellis.susan12h ago

That "looked easy" part really got me. I spent weeks making a mess before I could even punch a straight line. The stabbing is real, those needles go right through you if you slip. But your thumb will eventually learn to stay out of the way. If you stick with it, the first time you actually finish an item that doesn't fall apart, it feels pretty good. Might not break even on the kit cost, but you'll get some usable stuff out of it.