Baileyhoss

Grey Drakkon - wow! thanks for your comments! Really chuffed. Gmace99. I'm away to look at some of your clips this evening. Thanks for taking the time to do them! People like me find them invaluable!

Do you mean bring the threads inside between the layers of leather? so you would leave the last stitch loose then once the needle was through one layer then pull it tight? Sorry I don't think I'm getting it lol. Thanks for the offer of calling, I need to go pick up my wee girl from nursery shortly but I will call next time I have my tools out!. Thanks for being so helpful!. Do you have set dates for your courses?

Hi Impulse. Thanks for your positive comments!. It's all stitched at 10 to an inch. Yes I do find the internet and books, especially Robert Steinke really invaluable. I need to find good tutorials for raised and rolled next. I would love to see some of your work. Even studying other folks work is good for learning.

Thanks GMace99! I had a look at your website. I may well be in touch when I can get organised for my next training! I see you are west coast, lovely!. And a bit closer to me than Galashiels. A hermes turn was described to me as a style of sewing a turn where the thread are hidden as they pass across the strap rather than the visible twist I was shown.

Wow! Thanks for that! I would love to get involved with master saddlers but I find it hard to access training etc up here. We are quite far north and there aren't many saddlers on my area to chum up for training. I did a reflocking course with David May in Cumbria, then a week on basic bridle work with the Howard's in Galashiels where we did a foal slip and they showed me a couple extra things like hook stud platforms. I'm hoping to get away again in the next year or so to do raised and rolled work. Actually a phrase passed me yesterday discussing buckle turns and hiding the twist, a Hermes turn?? Are you familiar? Fi.

Hey everyone. I'm a bit of a lurker on this forum as I'm very much a novices looking to develop saddlery making skills. I'm based in Scotland. I use English saddlery techniques. Just wanted to put his up here to see what people think of my first pony snaffle bridle with web reins and breast girth. It's dinky wee for an 11hh pony. The cheeks are 1/2". Friendly crit welcome. . Thanks! https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B095idkMwol7x8

I joined this group thanks to that tutorial, it's fabulous. Thanks very much!! When you skive off, for example buckle seats or keeper thickness, do you dye the inside of the skive if so, what do you use? Do you use Edge Kote for the edges? Can we pursuade you to do a rolled leather tutorial? Fiona