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Post by Magda on Aug 21, 2015 17:11:53 GMT
To all tackmakers - where do you get the leather (real or faux) to make you tack? I'm almost ready to order my first Julip and I'd love to make it some tack when it arrives  |
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Post by Wollepluis on Aug 21, 2015 20:12:06 GMT
I buy my undyed leather from a - lucky me - very local leathercraft store. I also buy my dye there which is by a brand named 'Tandy Leather'. I only recently found out that Tandy Leather actually has a webstore where they sell leather as well. I know they don't ship to The Netherlands, but I guess they might ship to the UK?
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Post by julipfarm on Aug 21, 2015 20:19:43 GMT
I don't use leather much anymore as I haven't had time for tackmaking, but generally anything made of leather in charity shops - purses, gloves, anything!
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Post by Magda on Aug 21, 2015 21:08:37 GMT
Btw, do you recommend getting the real thing or is faux leather enough - like the one that cheaper purses are sometimes made of?
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Post by Beth on Aug 21, 2015 21:54:01 GMT
I'm currently using mums old handbag xD
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Post by EG on Aug 21, 2015 22:14:46 GMT
I don't use leather much anymore as I haven't had time for tackmaking, but generally anything made of leather in charity shops - purses, gloves, anything! Seconded! I've never had to buy leather new, I just salvage old leather items and things. XD |
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Post by stacey on Aug 22, 2015 12:04:08 GMT
We just got a bin liner full from freecycle! Someone had dismantled an old sofa... Its a touch thick but very supple. You're welcome to a piece to practice with if you're happy to pay postage - same applies to anyone else who'd like some, plenty to go around! |
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Post by cookie on Aug 22, 2015 12:23:46 GMT
Leather - samples from shops that made leather headboards and sofas. Fake leather from craft fairs and fabric shops It's amazing what you can find in the offcuts/rummage baskets inside the fabric and craft shops The cotton lined Denim over shoulder bag I made only cost me around £2.30 as everything came from offcuts basket. |
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Post by julipfarm on Aug 22, 2015 14:03:18 GMT
Fake leather is often better for tack, I find, as the grain is smaller, it tends to be thinner, and is often cheaper too!
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Post by Magda on Aug 22, 2015 15:24:57 GMT
and is often cheaper too! I think that's the winning point!  |
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Post by EG on Aug 22, 2015 17:45:32 GMT
Fake leather does have it's merits but it can be horrible to work with too - I've switched to using real leather for most tack, though I do use some fake leather ribbon for bridles because it's of a kind that doesn't fray or snap.
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Post by Mary on Aug 22, 2015 19:59:54 GMT
I got some lovely thin leather offcuts off ebay years ago but i'm gonna start off with felt for tack making this time as i'm rusty
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Post by Magda on Oct 12, 2015 19:42:56 GMT
I've ordered today 1kg of black leather cut offs! Tack-making, here I come!  |
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Post by Beth on Oct 12, 2015 21:35:48 GMT
I got really excited last week because mum FINALLY bought a brown leather hand bag, just got to wait for the handles to fall off now so I can make brown saddles! xD
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Post by Magda on Oct 19, 2015 20:38:18 GMT
Another tack-making related question! What glue do you recommend for leather? Cause I don't think anyone is actually sewing everything together in this scale  |
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Post by george on Oct 19, 2015 20:42:26 GMT
I always use superglue, anything else is either too weak to hold it firm to start with, or gives up after a year or so letting everything fall apart again! But avoid the liquid version, that will just get all over and leave weird stains on the leather. So you need to make sure you only get the gel kind (either the real Loctite Superglue brand, or the Stanley one - as in Stanley knives - is just as good).
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Post by EG on Oct 19, 2015 20:46:25 GMT
I use bostik, or the unbranded version that's literally exactly the same and packaged in exactly the same colours. XD
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