Cut out some material to pad with in a rough love heart shape.

Fold the padding so it will join on the inside of the rope.

Use fabric tape for this for plastic tape will cause your cover to slip down.

Cut out a leather piece roughly the same shape as the padding template.

Cut a slit up the centre fo the bar.

Punch holes around the entire perimetre.

For trapezes with the thimbles welded around the bar or those with extra fat padding you'll need to cut and sew some darts into your leather.

Using waxed cotton twine, sew using dolphin stitch around the split in your template

Pull the split around the bar like a drawstring then tye it off.

Fold the leather around the padded section, ready to sew the seam up the outside of your rope.

I use an inside out blanket stitch. 

Pull the leather cover tightly around your padding as you go.

N.B. for those with pegs, you can sew up to the peg, tye off and use the previous draw string method to get to the other side of the peg, then continue sewing.

Go through the loop from your last stitch before the next stitch.

Every 10cm or when you're attaching more thread, use a half hitch to pull the cover onto the padding.

Add some glue to the last section of your leather before you stitch to help prevent the cover slipping down.

Once you get to the top, sew through the holes in the top of your leather and the trapeze rope.

Tye your thread off and pull the end through the rope to hide the knot.

Now you have a comfortable trapeze to work on.