ADHESIVES
| S1. Mini-Hold ® Wax. Use to hold bits & tack in place on models. $2.75/tub |
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HARDWARE
S19. Bridle/Harness spots. 2-pronged. Great for decorating saddles, breast collars, more. 1/8" & 3/16" works for bridles. 25/package. One color/size per package.
SPECIALTY SUPPLIES
S9. Indian Bead Rosettes. 1 - 1 1/2 in. Great for Indian Costumes horse necklaces or accents. Assorted styles/colors. $2.50 ea.
S11. Velvet. Perfect for Arabian Costumes. 8 1/2 x 11 inches. State two color choices on form. current stock colors: Red, Rose, Lavender, Olive Green, Emerald Green, Forest Green, inquire about others. $5.00. SPECIAL OFFER: Arab Costume Grab Bag of Velvet for $4.00! This selection contains enough velvet pieces in the right size for the our Basic Arabian Costume Kit. Total area will be close to the 8 x 11, but some piece will be smaller. Save money with this grab bag. Use order #S11A. ONLY AVAILABLE IN COLORS LISTED ABOVE.
LEATHER LACES
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| S12. 1/32th Kangaroo Leather Lacing. This is a specialty cut produced by some of the things I do here, so is only available in Limited Quantities. Sold only by 3 yd "cut". (Total amount sent will be 3 yds, but may be in more 1 segment of approx. 1 yd or so.) -- OUT-OF-STOCK -- check back to see when back in stock. |
S12. 1/16th Kangaroo Leather Lacing.
S14. 1/8" Kangaroo Leather Lacing.
Irregular Lace Offer:
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S29. 1/4" Kangaroo Leather Lacing.
S37. 3/8" Kangaroo Leather Lacing. Great for western leather girths. Unfinished Natural. Note: Unfinished natural can be tooled and dyed. $3.80/yd To purchase by the spools or to purchase additional colors by special order, click here
S39. 3/32" Metallic Foil Kangaroo Leather Lacing. Very hard to find. Available in gold, & silver colors. $2.50/yd. To purchase by the spool or to purchase additional colors, click here
S40. 1/8" Metallic Foil Kangaroo Leather Lacing. Very hard to find. Available in Very hard to find.
Round Lace (Top to bottom) 1 mm black; 2 mm black; 2 mm Dark Brown.Note: picture may not be actual size on your monitor. |
S24a. Goat or Cow Round Leather Lace. 1 mm. Brown, Red Brown, Black, Natural $1.30/yard S24. Goat or CowRound Leather Lace. 2 mm; Dark Brown or Black. $1.30/yard |
LEATHER
NOTE ON PURCHASES OF LEATHER SUPPLIES: All leather supplies (lacing & yardage) will have flaws caused by the tanning process. We screen all leather supplies before shipping, but occasionally some flaws are unavoidable. With the yardage leather, this problem is usually unnoticeable after dying. If, however, the flaws are excessive, you may return the unusable portion for replacement. This return must be done within 10 days of receipt of the product.|
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S16. Tooling Leather. 2-3 oz. Undyed. Great for saddles. 8 1/2 x 11" piece. $12.55 |
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S23a. Pliver. Thin linning leather. Great to work with. Can be dyed. White. 8 1/2" x 11" piece $5.00 |
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S24c. Skiver Thin Lining Leather. Natural. Great for covering western saddle pommels. 8 1/2" x 11" piece. $12.50 |
S24d. Pliver. Thin lining leather. Great to work with. A bit thicker than S23a. Black. 8 1/2" x 11" piece $7.00 |
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S24e. Bookbinding Skiver. This leather is more like a 1 ounce tooling leather than the other pliver/skiver we carry. Would be great for Classic English Tack and Traditional Accessories where you need thinness & strength. Black. 8 1/2" x 11" piece $15.75 |
LEATHER FAQ
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| It is best to keep your leather rolled (not folded) to reduce wrinkles. However, sometimes wrinkles are unavoidable in your storage situation or in the way the leather was shipped to you from the dealer. If it is vegetable tanned tooling leather, you're probably stuck and will need to just cut around the bad area. If you are working with wrinkled garment leather, you may be able to fix it. Get out your ironing board and iron. Put down some unwaxed paper to protect your ironing board cover. (I stained an unprotected ironing board cover permenantly once when a red leather bled.) Put the leather finish side down. Now iron on the back side, using as cool an iron as you can. Start with the silk setting. If it isn't removing the wrinkles, up the heat, but be very careful as you can scorch the leather. Hint: You may also want to use a teflon pressing cloth or a piece of unwaxed paper to protect the leather from the iron. Do a small test section and see how things work for you. On suede, a thorough brushing with a stiff brush can sometimes remove the wrinkles. |
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| All natural leathers (lace or hides) will darken with age and exposure to light. This can happen very rapidly, depending on circumstances. In direct sunlight, it can be only a few days. Hidden away in a dark box, it may be slowed to months. But it will happen. The Unicorn Woman can not prevent it. Sorry. Darkening does not effect the integrity of the leather. However, uneven darkening can make a project look bad. This is most noticeable with natural leather laces. To deal with this, you can either cut around the uneven areas or you can "age" the leather equally. Just hang the lace up somewhere for a few days and the darkening will even out. I like to hang it near a north facing window, where it gets indirect sunlight as the indirect sunlight works slowly. You can use direct sunlight, but this may produce other effects on the leather, such as drying it out, that may not be desirable. |