How To Prepare Lace Do Not Become "fluffy"

[Suicide]

Hi guys,

I'm using upholstery cow leather offcuts to make a laces. That leather has a bit fluffy flesh side. What I have been doing so far is waxing a lace with saddle soap , give it to dry and then lace. Flesh side is glossy and slick at that moment.

IHowever after awhile more and more I pull the lace through the holes, the flesh side becomes more and more fluffy again ...

Is there a way to prepare such sort of laces to keep flesh side slick while braiding?

I did try Gum Trag but it makes lace sticky.

Thanks!

[Phatdaddy]

Hi guys,

I'm using upholstery cow leather offcuts to make a laces. That leather has a bit fluffy flesh side. What I have been doing so far is waxing a lace with saddle soap , give it to dry and then lace. Flesh side is glossy and slick at that moment.

IHowever after awhile more and more I pull the lace through the holes, the flesh side becomes more and more fluffy again ...

Is there a way to prepare such sort of laces to keep flesh side slick while braiding?

I did try Gum Trag but it makes lace sticky.

Thanks!

Might have to try using shorter pieces of lace.

Kevin

[Suicide]

Might have to try using shorter pieces of lace.

Thanks for reply, Kevin.

Yep, I actually thought about this. I'm using 50-70 cm splits and having them shorter might not be very handy.

Mostly I am doing mexican round braid and flesh side became fluffy after about 3-4 holes forward (as the lace is going through the each hole 2 times + over/under passes in between).

[Phatdaddy]

Thanks for reply, Kevin.

Yep, I actually thought about this. I'm using 50-70 cm splits and having them shorter might not be very handy.

Mostly I am doing mexican round braid and flesh side became fluffy after about 3-4 holes forward (as the lace is going through the each hole 2 times + over/under passes in between).

Ya that definitely isn't too long, I wasn't sure how long of a lace you were using. Not sure what you can do then.

Kevin

[Sovran81]

Have you tried splitting the strand so you start with a smoother flesh side? Also by beveling the strand the top grain extends further than the flesh and will hide the fluff better.

[Suicide]

Have you tried splitting the strand so you start with a smoother flesh side? Also by beveling the strand the top grain extends further than the flesh and will hide the fluff better.

No, I haven't tried splitting. I just dont have a splitter/beveller yet (Thats why I was asking you in another thread about your guidlines how to make beveler like you did )

I just wandering if there is other way to slick flesh down (hopefully forever ).