Quote Originally Posted by turpin View Post
You can save yourself a lot of elbow grease by using a 4-prong, diamond point punch to make the holes and a stitching needle to pull the thread through. I use both artificial sinew and waxed embroidery thread on my sporrans, and am testing hemp thread as well.


If you are using a diamond point punch to make the holes why not use a sewing awl

http://tandyleather.com/products.asp?number=1216-00

which has the needle and thread in one?