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    Jake another thing is you have to add meta tags to your heading so the search engines can find you. I used to have a tutorial on how to do that but have lost it over time but I think you should be able to find plenty some on the net. They have to be coded a certain way but the tags are easy, like for you they would be holsters, belts, leather etc. which makes you site pop up when people look for those things. Never mind I found another one someone gave me LOL. And you can find this info at http://www.htmlgoodies.com this is an example for what one would look like. This goes between the <head> and <head> tags. <head> <meta name="keywords" content="riding gear, tack, horse tack, conchos, made in USA, hand crafted, bridles, reins" /> </head> Sylvia found this for me last year when I was working on mine. and also recommended this..... It's a good idea to put a few misspelled keywords too. A lot of people these days are clueless when it comes to spelling. They may use rains, reigns, raynes, ranes halters, haulters, holters ... etc. In fact that's how I found so many diamonds online way back when. I saw. Dimons,Dymond, Daimond, Diamon, all misspelled. Ebay fixes the mistakes for you now... but back then they didn't Hope this helps because without these tags people can't find you. Cheryl
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    Jake, someone recommended hostgator to me too, i just forgot until it was mentioned here. Cheryl
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    There are several videos on youtube that will help you with that Nessmuk1. Everything from what kind of leather to use to sewing machines. I hope this helps some. Cheryl
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    Beautiful job. Cheryl
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    I've never resolened the inside of a project. I'm trying to think of something I can use for reference that would be similar to your project. Well belts, people sweat on their belts all the time and you just let them dry out. You don't resolene the back unless you've lined it with veg tanned. Cheryl
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    David I agree with Joe. I've never heard of a white dye that actually works. The white colors you see are leather that came white or have been painted. I use the same technique as Joe and use angelus paints. After it dries well and you seal it, it doesn't rub off. Your black dye could be another story. Seems it's the worst for having a rub off problem. Cheryl
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    That's too bad Jake. I need to build a new site too so I'll be following this thread. Have you checked out squarespace and, oh there's another one I've seen advertised. I haven't yet but I know they have web templates you can use instead of trying to build one from scratch. Cheryl
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    I shouldn't have spoken so soon. My messenger bag is chrome tanned not chrome xl and I've had no trouble with bleeding. Sorry to steer you wrong. But I don't understand why this is the top choice for wallets, etc. if it bleeds it's color? I have some noe I'm making into a wallet. Cheryl
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    I made my first and only messenger bag with chrome tanned leather and lined it with thin embossed veg tanned. It came out great and I'm not having any problems with stretch. It is rough out chrome if you look in my gallery, not the nicer excel. I think that would make gorgeous bags!!!!!Sorry don't know how to do footwear. Cheryl
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    Amazing work. Cheryl
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    Wow....just wow. Cheryl
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    Andy that is beautiful and I love the hardware you chose to go with it. Cheryl
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    No Tan Kote is fine. Also neatsfoot oil will darken it some and give it a weathered look with resolene. Show us the final project ok? Cheryl
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    Thanks Scott, I'm looking forward to seeing it. Cheryl
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    you want a zig zag stitch hand sewing? Well you could do it but I don't know of any special technique, LOL just a lot of tedious work. Cheryl
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    I have saddle stitched, well guess you can't call it that because it's not the correct way to do it, but a straight line by not using two needles, but rather one and going around the project twice. You don't seem to get the same angled look. Try it that way and see if you can get straight stitches. Cheryl
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    Scott, just looks like to me they used a thinner thread and smaller needle, it's still saddle stitched. Cheryl
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    If you want to leave it natural Widget just use resolene cut 50/50 with water over it when you finish the other dyeing. Use a couple light coats instead of one heavy one. I dye my things including the edges and then burnish the edges when the project is dry and then put the resolene on. I think the cover looks very nice but I don't do Sheridan style carving much so not one to ask about that. Cheryl
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    Here's Bobby's link! http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=18101
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    Thanks Joe and Mike. I have the book with coin purses but had forgotten about it, thanks. Cheryl
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    Thanks L. I just finished these a little while ago.
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    I whipped these up Saturday for an upcoming craft fair in the first of December. I'm so trying to make sure I don't run out of things to sell. Maybe I'm being too optimistic But I'd rather have 100 too many than not enough. Also any ideas anyone has on smaller things I can make will sure be appreciated. I'm making book marks and key chains too. Cheryl
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    What a cool idea. Cheryl
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    Thank looks to me like chrome tanned, close to an upholstery leather and like that finish was applied to it. It would be hard to replicate in veg tanned. You would have to wrinkle the leather, use white acrylic paint to get it white and then find a red antique gel of some sort to push into the wrinkles and wipe back off. Cheryl
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    Thank you Joe. I really have in a short time and I am so excited about the things I haven't even tried yet. I've seen your things Joe and they are nice. Maybe we need to market differently? Cheryl
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