Recently I purchased a leather hole punch with various sized holes. I found that a good way to make thicker leather more pliable was to punch holes all over it. This turns it into kind of like a net of leather. All my leather pouches have there own designs on them. I must say they are definate red carpet now and all different. The holees can also be placed to dictate the way the pouch should fold or crease when swung.

could you post some pic's

lighter and more air resistant in the sense that it's actually more streamlined and has less resistance to the air.