12×12 cm square, or 12 cm diameter circle. In black leather, otherwise you will get discolouration. Coat in beeswax. I like them thin, for my leather-bound disk, but if you want a thicker one, you can take a it in two layers, add edges vax, add a groove (for the thread) along the edges, and saw them togather with a nice thick thread. Obviously this is how you would also do placemats and mouse pads.