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Hey guys, i know this is random but can anyone help me identify the sort of thickness of leather being used in this picture? Also, i see sewing on the harness but how do you achieve the rounded edges that are seen there? Are the edges just folded over a bit and sewn? Since it's orange on both sides what have they done here? I'm a noob to sewing you see!

Many thanks,

Andrew

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Looks like a rolled hem. Like you would with fabric. Hard to tell if it's been skived down or probably just 2 oz.

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2oz? That seems very very thin to make a harness out of! Rolled hem huh? Can you get a foot to do this for leather? Are there any tutorials for doing this?

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2 oz rolled to the back side center = 4oz. Foot?!!? Hemming FOOT???!!! We ain't tailors!!! Glue and hammer with a mallet then stitch. :smashcomp:

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That's a bulldog style harness using horse tack hardware rather than the traditional rings. That one is made using garment leather, probably about 2-3 ounces. Both sides are folded to the centerline, glued in place, and edge stitched. I'd consider it a dress harness rather than on for er ... heavy use. The snaps just won't hold for heavy use.

Bill

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2oz? That seems very very thin to make a harness out of! Rolled hem huh? Can you get a foot to do this for leather? Are there any tutorials for doing this?

You have a lot of questions, and that is great, however in the many years this site has been around most of them have been answered already in much more detail than you will get from asking the question again. Do some research into the types of leather, how they are colored, how they are used. Poke around on this site, you will be amazed what you will find. Google is your friend.

rolled edge tutorial site:leatherworker.net:

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=58037

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=26468

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=30270

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=50809

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The more I look at it, the more it looks like a Biothane type product, it comes with finished edges, creased edges, and is available in international orange colors. Looks like Jeremiah Watt harness hardware. The gear in the picture is definitely club gear, not dungeon gear.

Moreover, please use only one login name, and put this kind of thing in the Adult Section. If you need access to the adult section, PM Johanna for access. Everyone is tiptoeing around what you are trying to accomplish because it is on the open board. In the adult section, you can just tell us what you are wanting to make and we can help.

Art

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Hey thanks all for your feedback!

Art, i have PM's Johanna quite a while ago but have received no response hence i am posting here! When i get access i'd be more than happy to post about it in there!

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