And this is just an itty bitty bit of what is coming.
There is a thin layer of pliable metal between the surface leather and the backing. This allows the leather to be crumpled up and it will stay that way. Of course, it can be flattened out again. Wonder if it could be squeezed over and over like a stress ball? That would make for an interesting clutch…
You have to know what you are doing, though, and be confident in your abilities or yikes!