10-22-2009, 04:11 PM
Well I would think it best to be done the way one stitches thick leather- by punching holes with an awl so one just runs the needle down the line as opposed to actually using the needle to pierce. And really softening a piece with water would make it even easier... so there is one benefit to the 'problem'.
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