I find this pattern to be more interesting because of the knee space where you can add some buffer for when you want to kneel down and have something soft for your knee, would be nice to implement this to the other patterns
This is the reason I'll be buying this pattern. I'll add some dragon esc styling to match the Fantasy armor better, but I'm really needing the knee space.
It would look sharp and is definitely doable. Any of my designs can be stiched instead of riveting. I just assume riveting is easier for most people so that's what I try to make this beginner friendly content around.
Ruin? no, but depending on how much dye you use, it will soften the leather and it can collapse on you, but if you tend to the leather as it dries you can prevent this and reshape it as it dries. Typically most of the hard work is in the wet forming to start to stretch the leather. Resetting it to the desired shape after that is easier as long as it doesn't dry in a collapsed position. If you're concerned about it, one tip that can help with this is to make sure your molded piece is bone dry, then dye it in sections, like just dye the back half, let it dry, then the front, and let it dry, and touch up if needed. Then you don't have to worry about it ever reaching full saturation and getting too soft.
