I dyed everything black on the scabbard, so the boo-boo is hardly noticeable and those I've shown it to think it looks decorative and intentional.
I used a pricker to space my stitching holes so they would be evenly spaced apart. And I used a straight edge to cut my leather so my lines would be straight. Somehow my seam ended up all over the place. Perhaps the way I handled the wet leather caused my seam to not be straight. For my next scabbard, I will try to keep better attention to my seam and I won't use an X stitch.
I also made a sword belt, which I dyed yellow. For the next one, the straps going around the scabbard need to be a little tighter. Considering how much my leather shrank on the scabbard, I was a little more generous with those straps and they are a little loose. With force, they might slide over my risers. If one of them does pop over, the best solution will be to cut them off and make new, tighter fitting straps. At this point, I am still experimenting with the sword belt, which is 1 inch in width.
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Finished.