1St Braided Belt

[Aurelie]

Hi guys!

a special dedicace to beaverslayer => 1 toe on the shark pool

i guess i am starting to "stick my fingers in evey pie around"...

this is a 1st try on "braided" (or rather "part braided" belt)

2 parts of veg tanned leather - dyed in brown cut from a hide rather thin

turquoise lace cut with Lacemaker from a tuquoise hide

braided (don't ask me the name of it...was just not a too difficult one)

then stitched

oiled with olive oil + my fav one : skidmore's leather cream

Edited December 9, 2012 by Aurelie

[mikesmith648]

very nice............I want a lacemaster....wish I could find a used one!!

[ReneeCanady]

Very nice, clean, and pretty. That braid will have to go on my "learn" list now lol.

[Beaverslayer]

Aurelie,

Very nicely done, I love the turquoise lace, what kind of leather is that made from?

Keep up with trying new things, you'll be amazed at what you can do.

[Aurelie]

Hi Mr Beaverslayer!

I do not really know what kind of hide it is...i guess it's from a cow hide

this is a fantasy leather hide - not really printed or embossed...i am not sure but it does look like some pebbles are stuck on it

[bluesman1951]

Wow! Very sharp ! Nicely done ,excellant contrast with your colour selection . I can see this easily as a bag handle with a dozen different bags . That colour combination with the braid would make excellant applique on a hand bag . This is like a fireworks explosion of ideas . Make some nice bracelets too. This is a outstanding job no doubt about it . Big round of applause for this project ! It has plenty of WOW factor ! My compliments ! Bill

[Stewart]

Bumped to keep on top.

That is one good looking belt.

Lacing is on the back burner.

Joe

[Aurelie]

thanks guys!

For the little story :

i had the idea of this belt after making a headstall + breast collar combo

AND after Beaverslayer sweat talked me into trying making handbags (THAT will be the next step )

FYI : the combo is sold

breast collar handstitched (not with sewing machine because i was not sure it would work nice)

Edited December 9, 2012 by Aurelie

[benlilly1]

Beautiful work on everything!

[Northmount]

Great job. I like it. Now for the purse?

Tom

[David8386]

They all look good, I think the belt looks really sharp though. Good job.

David

[Aurelie]

This belt is sooo cool that i would like to keep it for me ...but hubby says "no" this is for sale

Héhéhé tough thing when you build things that match your tastes..it's tough to sell them!

[RavenAus]

Really nice work there

[Aurelie]

very nice............I want a lacemaster....wish I could find a used one!!

I grant you : this lace maker costs literally an eye ...even more with shipping fees, customs....

BUT

this worthes TOTALLY the cost!

i bought it before starting messing around with braiding => it was useful

but NOW i started braiding, i find it to be a "have to" => easier, quicker cheaper and you can make your own lace !

[Aurelie]

Hi Guys,

During vacations....i had a mind for "scientific tests" and i tried several other belts....

body : veg tanned leather

dyed black or brown

and same lacing on every of them but not always the same king of leather (and mark my word : lacemaker is fabulous :D )

but funny thing :

the braiding does not look the same on each of them !!!

several pics to come (not all finished yet

So far, my favorite is still the very 1st one :D ....maybe i really going to keep it for myself

this one , the braiding is done with pigskin

Keep tuned buddies!

and by the way : I wish you all a terrific year 2013!

[mikesmith648]

You should make a tutorial on how to do the lacing on that belt..........I for one would be grateful

[Aurelie]

Hi Mike!

This braiding comes from the "Encyclopedia of Rawhide and Leather Braiding" from Bruce Grant's(i can't remember who told me to buy it...but i thanks that person! neat advice!)

This book is a "must have" along with the Lacemaker :D

It's a big book (528 pages) , not fun at all (black and white) but FULL of a lot of different braiding styles with pictures to illustrate and written explanations (in english)

If i can go through that ...i guess that everybody can (even my hubby who does not speak english can do something with the pictures only :D )

You can find that book on Amazon (not brand new) for a few bucks

[mikesmith648]

I have the book.....which page is this design on?

[Aurelie]

Plate 189 - "S" type appliqué of 1 thong

Page 457

:D

Have fun!

[mikesmith648]

thanks for the info

[Aurelie]

Hi guys!

and here a "disco" one!

bottom = veg tanned leather dyed black

top = purple cow

braiding = flashy pink cow

black sewing

and still the same pattern of braiding.....still awed by the difference on each belt....

for sure i have some fun with braiding

i ve got a brown/green one + a black/purplish + a brown/sparkling pink underfoot :D

After that.....i try something else fun

[Aurelie]

Here a related item to belts => custom belt buckle

this is a 1st shot to go with a matched belt

but it appears that it leads to great creativity and improvement !

[Aurelie]

And here the final batch.....

I had fun doing this

tried several kind of leather to braid and turns out the more "comfy" to braid is the lamb (green one)

still, my fav' stays the 1st one (turquoise one) the the green one :D

This one is not braided....it was just a scientific test that turned out fine :D

[Solofalcon]

Looks great and inspirational. That looks like it was a lot of fun to make.

[Aurelie]

Yup Kevin!

it was fun......some "wee" projects to try in between 2 saddles

i try my hand at different kind of leather working slowly but surely