SethJ Report post Posted January 24, 2014 Just wondering how you guys keep your skirts from curling,....I currently use a side of 10oz with a 6 oz lining,..then sew to the shearling,....I wonder how thin I could get away with and still keep it from curling? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethJ Report post Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) and plugging....how thick are you fellers using for plugging? I'm using some single shoulders 5-6 oz full length,..is this overkill? Edited January 24, 2014 by SethJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oltoot Report post Posted January 24, 2014 First a generalization about plugging/lining. If you cut the plugs a little oversize and soak them dripping wet in plain ol h2o then hank them up to dry. If you can speed up the drying with a fan or by using a breezy location, so much the better. When they have dried you can moisten, fit and install. Now then to the question to plug or not to plug. My answer would be only in extreme circumstances. Some Old Timers are/were insistent that everything be plugged. My personal use has been, if I can get the skirts I want out of a pair of 13/15 oz skirting sides and the same/correct thickness of skirting will be showing all around front and back, why plug? On the other hand if I find it nearly impossible to achieve that and one skirt's back end is going to look thin, then plug. Then I do it this way. Cut a paper pattern, cut a leather piece that is 1/4 larger on the outside edge and a little thicker than I want the finished product to be. Then with a 1" french edger, I edge that plug around the outside edge, resulting in the plug Tapering from the full thickness of the plug to somewhat less than you want the finished skirt to look. Glue the plug in place with rubber cement. Take a very sharp knife and trim the plug flush with the skirt. Voila. And knowing how much it takes to do it right makes me look real hard for a way to get the piece cut so that plugging isn't indicated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethJ Report post Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I went ahead and did these with light skirting and plugged with 2-3 ounce over the shearling,....worked out fine,..all even thickness....without plugging I find they want to curl and I almost HAVE to use the heavy skirting which seems so uch heavier,..and I'm trying to keep the weight down. and NO I havent Laced them yet,..I just have Temporary lacing on them and my jockeys right now,....it takes me forever to lace so I go back and do that afterwards.... Edited January 31, 2014 by SethJ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
