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Hi there, So, I have been reading about belt sizing...Some say to measure from the fold, some say to measure to the inside end of the buckle, the end of the belt buckle, the tongue of the buckle. I will not be doing custom orders, I will have different sizes on hand for purchase. What is the tried and true method? Thanks in advance.

Great.

You can purchase the buckle from Tandy, Buckle Guy, and Ohio Travel Bag. All online.

Thank you Tom.

Hi, So I have made natural dyes ro my satisfaction. However, I'm not sure if I need to bevel, skive and punch before placing the leather strap into the dye. I didn't do this when I dyed some straps and then when I beveled the leather underneath was much lighter. Can someone please clarify for me.

Sounds great, thanks.

Boriqua, I have been using walnut hull dye, blueberry and coffee. For finishing edges do you bevel before you soak or after? If I do it after the color on the edge is lighter. Even after soaking for more than 24 hours. I have tested believing the edges before but this makes the edges very crisp, yes after oiling with olive oil or Neatsfoot. I have added glycerin to,the edges and burnished, which helps but right before the bevel it seems to want to start cracking. Any help would be so appreciated.

Thanks. Darn!

Thank you everyone. So, basically Acrylic Polymer is a man made material, hence, not natural for my intended purposes.?

Thanks Boriqua, I'm making dog collars and wanted to be different, so going all natural was my idea. I recently purchased Neatsfoot and bees wax to make that finish, thanks for the recipe. Is the Resolene a natural product?

Thanks Boriqua. Do you use a mordant and if so waht kind? In other words can you make the colors somewaht colorfast?

Nuttish, Thank you for the link. I have been doing a lot of research on dyeing and am understanding the process with fabric. I have tried a few different recipies but they bleed! Although I can't boil the leather and I only want to use natural mordants; I'm confused on what to do.

Hi Bob, I have used the Neatsfoot oil and Olive oil. The Neatsfoot darkened slightly over the Olive. I still need it darker. I will try the sun part next. Thanks.

Hi, I'm using natural dyes to color my collars, however most of the dye comes out very light. I would like to know what to apply for the finish that will darken the leather considerably. Thank you in advance.

Thank you!