LBennett

timely thread to find as i'm taking the wool off a saddle currently... the tree pockets are stitched through the fleece, lots of nails... and staples... definitely a time consuming job!!

Valleee, Where abouts in Rural MB are you? I'm Rural MB also, but right along the border so order from Springfield to a US ASddress and then pay my duty at the border... find it is more cost effective that way.

what i've been told is that depending on the work you are planning to do with it ( heavy ranch work, just showing etc) affects teh type and weight you should use. You should check out SLC, as they could talk to you and help you figure out what you need and how much. I like lined bridles, so depending on what you are doing on the outside you can look at a latigo leather or such.

one of my good friends uses an old Singer to do alot of her work, ( leather and horse blanket stuff. The machine she uses is about 30 or so years old now. I have and old treadle Singer that still powers through stuff that many brand new ones wouldn't...

Thank you, i'll go look up some info on the machines you mentioned.

beautiful!

This is the machine i have, Just looking for tips and advice on threads, needles etc to use with it. Bought it from a gentleman that used it mainly for making motorcycle leathers. So far i've only used it to repair a couple horse blankets and farrier chaps!! Thank you in advance!~ Linda

Well I've never painted leather before so this was a first for me. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out, They are pretty, but should hold up ok with use also. These are straps that i bought that were plain, and figured i'd dress them up a lil.

those are some of my projects to date....

Thank you for the patterns! greatly appreciate them.

Tonners, I'm another one that is in a rural area, have to have everything sent to me through the mail. I'm thankful for this site as it allowed me to find SLC and I order through them, I also am checking out other suppliers, and like the look of Double K as they have some nice patterns and other supplies also ( they bought Hide Crafter i think?) and I also like to go check Sheridan Leather on a regular basis. I'd like to order through Weaver but don't have a biz number so not up to buying whoesale yet. That and i need to get myself a space that i can dedicate to leatherwork~ Tandy I check regularly, as sometimes they have a sale i'll take advantage of, like the Stolhman books vol 1 and 2 in e book form for 30$... otherwise I avoid them..... though I may shop in at their store that is about 3 hrs from me the next time i'm in that city..

i got the e-books, all three, as the actual books were already sold out.

nice!!