DoubleC Report post Posted June 8, 2015 I decided I don't really have as many men's things in my booth as I do women. So I just completed this heavy duty but handsome, I think, cuff. The top layer is pull up, the bottom natural veg tanned and the red lace in roo. First time I've worked with roo and it's so pliable and holds dye so well I had difficulty telling the front from the back. It's not 'hairy' on the back. An excellent lace if you have the eyes of it. The pull up is goat I think, at least the skin is shaped like that but maybe 3-4oz compared to my other goat skins of 1-2 oz. I got this from a friend here and what a nice leather to work with. Being pull up it wants to stretch and wiggle away from the chisels and lacing needle though. The bottom is HO veg tan that I left a natural color. Overall I'm pleased with it. I had to take several stitches out a couple times, would start the lace the wrong way and not notice it until several ? what are they called? Not stitches, lol. I used button studs for two reasons....1 I couldn't find my snap setter and 2 the pull on this when closed is pretty significant. Cheryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted June 9, 2015 very nice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleC Report post Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks Kiwi Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halitech Report post Posted June 9, 2015 looks really nice, still say the mexican loop would have looked better but what do I know, I'm just a guy after all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleC Report post Posted June 9, 2015 I was being stingy with my roo lace, LOL. Stuff is way expensive and a round braid would have priced it up to about 100 bucks, LOL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted June 9, 2015 On the third picture, you can see both the inside and outside views of the lace. Notice how the inside view is so much neater and lays really nice. Double loop has a nice side and a rough looking side. Normally the nice side should be on the show side, so you can show it off, and hide the opposite side. But I'm not sure in this case, the rough side could be more irritating to the wrist. So maybe you have made the best choice for the user's comfort. Lacing instruction diagrams are usually shown from the good side of the leather. So if you automatically pick it up and work from the good side ... The good side of the lacing will be on the good side of the leather article. (The other option is of course round braid because it looks great from both sides. I agree with you keeping your costs under control as a reason to skip it this time. I've done double loop for years, now need to practise with round braid to become proficient with it and use it where it fits.) Your spacing and tension look quite good. That part is hard for a lot of people to get right. Keep it up, you have come a long way in the past couple years. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DoubleC Report post Posted June 9, 2015 Thanks Tom, that means a lot coming from you. I am happy with the way it turned out. You have better eyes than I do Tom. Hadn't noticed a difference in the sides until you mentioned it. I usually round braid and like you said, there is no bad side. So I wasn't looking for that. Cheryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
