What material is the inside padding and lining made of?

Thank you for your inquiry, it's made of cotton, very durable for your daily use.

This is a nice bag, but the leather is bleeding onto my clothes. How can I stop this?

Our family uses a "saddle butter" on our leather saddles and other leather boots, bags, and tack. This conditions and protects the leather from the elements. I also found the following information on the internet, basically giving the same information: How to Stop Leather Bag from Bleeding It can be quite frustrating to find the colors of your leather bag rubbing off, as it can easily stain the items you place in them. This fail come attributed to the built-up dye on the leather bag. However, sealing the dye even if done earlier would help reduce such. Aside from that, you can use resilience or employ cheaper options like neatfoot oil and beeswax. A suitable leather sealant would work and you can get an excellent option in stores. Now, using a damp cloth can help to some extent, as it removes the excess dye and may stop the color from rubbing off. Get a cloth damp, ensure you wring out the excess water. Then, start rubbing onto the leather bag, until the color no longer comes off. This process may be suitable for bleeding that is quite insignificant. You see, you can repeat this process to get the excesses out but you can also use a suitable leather sealer at the end to set the dye. If you find your leather bag bleeding, it would help if you keep it away from the rain, as it would keep the contents dry if it does not get wet. Hope this helps!

my understanding is it is made in Italy

The brown large bag shows a weight of 5 lbs and the black large bag shows a weight of 4 lbs, Is this a typo or is the brown bage heavier?

Thank you for your inquiry, the brown large bag is heavier than the black large bag. As the brown bag made with full grain leather but the the black one made with napa leather.