Members Rolandranch Posted November 18, 2017 Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 Howdy! A friend of mine asked me to make a hair-on belt for her in exchange for a hair-on cowhide. This was a pretty good deal for both of us since the hide wasn't getting used in any way except for collecting dust in the shed. This is my first time doing anything with hair-on hide. Let me know what you think and critique is always welcome! Quote
Members cradom Posted November 18, 2017 Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 I think it looks fantastic. Good job. Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted November 18, 2017 Author Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 17 minutes ago, cradom said: I think it looks fantastic. Good job. Thanks! Quote
Members cjartist Posted November 18, 2017 Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 Yes, great job. I wouldn't even know how to begin with hair on hide. Looks great. Quote Check out my Unique Marketing Strategy and see if it might also work for you to get paid for your art.
Members JKHelms Posted November 18, 2017 Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 I’ve been thinking about doing a hair on belt myself. Yours looks great!!! Quote
garypl Posted November 18, 2017 Report Posted November 18, 2017 What a nice looking belt - great job! Any special techniques you used when dealing with hair on? Sewing technique, cutting or gluing issues? A friend gave me some hides from some type of African antelopes and I want to make him something, but am not certain if I should sew them on my machine or hand stitch them. Gary Quote Cowboy 4500, Consew 206RB-4
Members Rolandranch Posted November 18, 2017 Author Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 3 hours ago, garypl said: What a nice looking belt - great job! Any special techniques you used when dealing with hair on? Sewing technique, cutting or gluing issues? A friend gave me some hides from some type of African antelopes and I want to make him something, but am not certain if I should sew them on my machine or hand stitch them. Gary Hi Gary, Nope. I didn't use any special techniques for it. I just sewed it like anything else and didn't have any problems with cutting it or gluing it. However, I did learn that if you want the hair to hang over an edge, cut the hide hair down on carpet. I wanted both edges to look the same so I cut it on a board. Other than that, there wasn't anything tricky. Thanks! -Ryan Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted November 18, 2017 Author Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 3 hours ago, JKHelms said: I’ve been thinking about doing a hair on belt myself. Yours looks great!!! Thank you! This is my first hair-on product but I really liked it. I want to start doing a lot more with hair-on. When/if you make a hair-on belt, send me pics! I'd love to see it. I looked around on the forum for a while looking for hair-on belts but I never found one so I took the plunge by making one without asking someone for advice first. Thankfully it wasn't hard and there were no noticeable mistakes. 4 hours ago, cjartist said: Yes, great job. I wouldn't even know how to begin with hair on hide. Looks great. Thank you! Quote
Members battlemunky Posted November 18, 2017 Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 Looks great @Rolandranch Quote
Members Rolandranch Posted November 18, 2017 Author Members Report Posted November 18, 2017 30 minutes ago, battlemunky said: Looks great @Rolandranch Thanks! Quote
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