When you are sewing a hole do you make pilot holes or try to push the needle through the hide? I am trying to get better at handling my fur and was sewing a tear, I had a tough time pushing the needle through the hide. Just wondering how others do it also what size and type of needle do you use?

Sewing fur with regular needles is a pain. You need special needles for fur. They are made of better steel and have three faces so they cut rather than push through the leather. They are good to have in the off-grid first aid kit, you can patch up nasty cuts easily using monofilament fishing line.