Spinner Report post Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) In reading through various posts, it's obvious that Kangaroo is the upper crust if not the best lace. I'm assuming stuff like the Tandy Vinyl lace is the lower tier but where do the other fall in? I'm not near good enough to use 'Roo yet but the vinyl stuff doesn't look quite nice enough to use on a finished project like the bike seat I eventually want to do. In the meantime, what is somewhere in the "pretty nice stuff but not 'roo" range that us poor lacking in skill folks could use to get decent results without breaking the bank? The lace names I have seen online are: Kangaroo Latigo Calf Suede Rawhide Florentine Vinyl Can someone give me a sort of grading system or simply put them in order from best to worst? And if I left something out, please educate me by adding it to the list. Thanks! Chris Edited June 9, 2009 by Spinner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly Report post Posted June 9, 2009 In reading through various posts, it's obvious that Kangaroo is the upper crust if not the best lace. I'm assuming stuff like the Tandy Vinyl lace is the lower tier but where do the other fall in?I'm not near good enough to use 'Roo yet but the vinyl stuff doesn't look quite nice enough to use on a finished project like the bike seat I eventually want to do. In the meantime, what is somewhere in the "pretty nice stuff but not 'roo" range that us poor lacking in skill folks could use to get decent results without breaking the bank? The lace names I have seen online are: Kangaroo Latigo Calf Suede Rawhide Florentine Vinyl Can someone give me a sort of grading system or simply put them in order from best to worst? And if I left something out, please educate me by adding it to the list. Thanks! Chris Hi Chris. This is what I usually use for lacing stuff up. I suspect a lot of others here use the same stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhall Report post Posted June 9, 2009 You can also look at texas lace co's products out of fort worth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickeyfro Report post Posted June 9, 2009 Chris, most of what I do is bike seats, I almost always use the Tandy Florentine lace, decent quality and its the widest they offer at 3/16 which I think looks alot better with the mexican round braid, and as we speak Tandy has this lace on sale for 50 percent off, that brings it to 14.99 per 25 yard spool. Lowest price Ive ever seen it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jana Report post Posted June 21, 2009 Kangaroo-Creme de la creme Latigo- think boot laces Calf- What most crafters use Suede- Think crafts, dreamcatchers, key rings with beads, etc Rawhide- I have only seen it used by braiders and saddle makers Florentine- A wider cut 3/16, usually calf Vinyl- children's crafts Hope this helps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roger Report post Posted June 22, 2009 roo is really the way to go but florentine will do the job. i have seen some done with latigo using a whip stitch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
