rmissildine Report post Posted January 30, 2019 Been nosing around Leather Worker's for a little while picking up tips and ideas. Decided to join in to see if I can gather a little more. I'm new to leather work, of course, but with some spare time, I decided to give horse tack repair a go. Since we have horses, as well as a lot of our friends, it just seemed like the natural course to take as a start. After a lot of Google, I bought some JJ needles, some .8 and 1.0 tiger thread, built a stitching pony, and attempted my first repair / restoration. The original owner of the property we bought was a horse person and he left some unused and slightly abused and neglected tack in the barn. So my first victim is a Billy Cook 911 roper's breast collar. Let me know what you think of the before and after pictures. I know that the tug straps and drop leg need replacing, but I have replaced all the old corroded hardware. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmissildine Report post Posted January 30, 2019 Now for the other picture showing new hardware and re-stitching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rockoboy Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Looks like a very serviceable repair. Well done. Ohh yeah, welcome to the funny farm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clintock Report post Posted February 5, 2019 Looks like you did a pretty jam up job! Southwest Alabama here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
