goat or roo lace stronger?

[Cora]

I've been told that lace made fom goat skin is stronger and easier to work with than kangaroo.

What I am wondering, is there anything to this? I checked out the prices of goat hide and I have to admit that I prefer the the price of the goat, but I wouldn't want to sacrifice quality for cost ( of the leather that is. I still have a lot to learn about this whole braiding thing ) Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Cora

[Mike]

I do not think I have used kangaroo lace yet but I have used goat lace. It was very nice and I would not hesitate to use it again. The stuff I used was made/sold by Tandy in the 90's.

[Opagon]

I haven't used goat yet but I did have a long conversation with the gentleman that makes my strap goods for me.

He absolutely loves the stuff. He showed me a pair of childerns chinks that he made up, the feel of the leather was nice, better than I expected. He kept raving about how strong the stuff was. I am thinking of trying it myself in a couple of months.

Heather

[HorsehairBraider]

I've only ever used a little bit of kangaroo so I don't know I can make a great comparison - but I have used a great deal of goat and really like it. (This might be a good time to reveal that I raise the dear little things - actually big things, I raise Boer crosses and they are sizeable goats.)

I don't know that anyone has done a scientific study on whether kangaroo is "stronger and easier to work with" so this may just be one person's opinion. You may or may not agree. The thing to do is to try it for yourself and see how it works for YOU. You may have just the knack to work with something that everyone else has a hard time with.

If you can easily get goat, go for it! It's not like the world will end if you get one hide and then decide you don't like it - I mean, you could always then sell it to me!