Advice on making suspenders

[TargetRockLeather]

On 4/11/2020 at 11:18 AM, LatigoAmigo said:

You should use 4 oz. leather; the straps should be 1 inch wide; they should be the same width all over. Once you've made these and worn them for a while you'll have a better idea of what works best. Some suspenders are for function (wider) and some are for fashion (narrower), so that determination will probably drive you to your final design.

 

On 4/12/2020 at 7:54 PM, Dwight said:

A friend had a pair of suspenders with these to protect the leather seats in his Mustang, . . . the others scratched the seats badly.

He loves em, . . . so I made a pair, . . . mine are 1 inch wide, . . . no elastic, . . . and I have no problem at all with them.  They are really comfortable, . . . but if I decide to re do them some day, I'll make them 1 1/2 inches wide, . . .

I haven't had a chance to thank you both for the advice. I made mine out of 4 oz veg, 1 inch wide using the hardware I mentioned. I used elastic for the back strap, but as Dwight said I didn't need the elastic. It works fine though and they are perfectly comfortable. This set was more or less my prototype. The next one I make will probably not have the elastic and I'll do a better job keeping my stitching straight. I'll also stitch the "Y" piece in the back instead of rivets. I used the rivets because I wasn't confident in where the placement of the Y would be and what the angles would be. So the rivets allowed me the flexibility to experiment. Here is my prototype, in case you're curious. Thanks again for the advice.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 5, 2020 by TargetRockLeather