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Also, forgot to mention that leather comes in numerous thicknesses, stiffness, "tanning" purposes, and other assorted variations. If a leather supply place knows their stuff then just tell them where it's going to be used (decorative, wear-intensive, sunlight-exposure) and they should be able to recommend the right variation for each purpose. If they seem to not point you to specific stuff to match your particular needs, go elsewhere. The stuff is to expensive to guess at getting it right.
And, no, it doesn't come on "bolts" like cloth --- if it does it AIN'T leather. True leather will be shaped just like a skinned cow (which, obviously, is exactly what the real stuff is) and it will have minor imperfections here and there (holes, tears, blemishes) and usually have little identical pressure marks it various corners where it was held by clamps for drying and "tanning". You can't repair these types of marks --- you have to plan your pattern pieces around them.
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