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HARDWARE

S19. Bridle/Harness spots. 2-pronged. Great for decorating saddles, breast collars, more. 1/8" & 3/16" works for bridles. 25/package. One color/size per package.


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SPECIALTY SUPPLIES

S11. Velvet. Perfect for Arabian Costumes. Total area will be equivelent to 8 1/2 x 11 inches, though might be slightly different dimensions. Still enough to make one costume with the Unicorn Woman Kit. State two color choices on form. current stock colors: Red, Rose, Lavender, Olive Green, Emerald Green, Forest Green, inquire about others. $5.00.


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LEATHER LACES



NOTICE: Leather Lace is sold by the full yard only.

Note: ALL Natural lace/leathers darken as they age.

Kangaroo Lace Colors






Kangaroo Lace by the FULL SPOOL
I occassionally have the ability to special order in full spools of Kangaroo leather lacing in
50 Yard Kangaroo Lace Spool Orders
This lace is great for model horse tack, leather braiding, or dog leash braiding projects.



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S12. 1/16th Kangaroo Leather Lacing.
  • BY-THE-YARD: Black, Brandy (brown), Saddle Tan (orange brown/russet), Unfinished Brown, Unfinished Natural, White, Green. Note: Unfinished natural can be tooled and dyed. Unfinished brown can be finished with leather finish $2.15/yd
  • 25 YARD HANK (in-stock items ONLY): Black, Brandy, Unfinished Brown, Unfinished Natural; $45.00/25 yd hank White: $50.00/25 yd hank
  • 50 YARD SPOOL (in-stock colors listed here: Black, Brandy, Unfinished Brown, Unfinished Natural; $80.00/50 yd spool; White. $90.00.00/50 yd spool
S13. 3/32 Kangaroo Leather Lacing.
  • BY-THE-YARD: Black; Brandy (red brown); Unfinished Brown, Unfinished Natural, White. Note: Unfinished natural can be tooled and dyed. Unfinished brown can be finished with leather finish: $2.50/yd
  • 25 YARD HANK (in-stock items ONLY): Black, Brandy, Unfinished Natural; Unfinished Brown; $57.00 for 25 yd hank
  • 50 YARD SPOOL inquire on price and availability;
S14. 1/8" Kangaroo Leather Lacing.
  • BY-THE-YARD: Black; Brandy (red brown); Unfinished Brown, Unfinished Natural, White. Note: Unfinished natural can be tooled and dyed. Unfinished brown can be finished with leather finish: $2.60/yd
  • 25 YARD HANK (in-stock items ONLY): Black, Brandy, Unfinished Brown, Unfinished Natural. $59.00 for 25 yd hank;
  • 50 YARD SPOOL inquire on price and availability;
lace width comparisions
Comparison of Lace Widths sizes
Note: picture may not be actual size on your monitor.

S15. 3/16" Kangaroo Leather Lacing.
  • BY-THE-YARD:Brandy (red brown); Unfinished Brown (limited supply), Unfinished Natural, Limited Stock of White. Note: Unfinished brown can be finished with leather finish: $4.00/yd; white is $5.00 yd.
  • 25 YARD HANK (in-stock items ONLY): Brandy, Unfinished Natural. $75.00 for 25 yd hank;
  • 50 YARD SPOOL Brandy, Unfinished Natural; $125.00 for 50 yd spool;

S29. 1/4" Kangaroo Leather Lacing.

  • BY-THE-YARD: Black, Brandy (red brown); Unfinished Brown, Unfinished Natural, Note: Unfinished natural can be tooled and dyed. Unfinished brown can be finished with leather finish: $4.50/yd
  • 25 YARD HANK or SPOOL: Black, Brandy, Unfinished Brown; Unfinished Natural: $100.00/25 yd. Hank.

S39. 3/32" Metallic Foil Kangaroo Leather Lacing. Very hard to find. Available in gold, & silver colors. $2.50/yd. To purchase by the spool or to purchase additional colors, click here

S40. 1/8" Metallic Foil Kangaroo Leather Lacing. Very hard to find. BY-THE-YARD: Gold-toned, Bronze Toned $2.50/yd

round laces

Round Lace (Top to bottom) 1 mm black; 2 mm black; 2 mm Dark Brown.
Note: picture may not be actual size on your monitor.

S24a. Goat or Cow Round Leather Lace. 1 mm. Brown, Red Brown, Natural $1.30/yard

S24. Goat or CowRound Leather Lace. 2 mm; Dark Brown . $1.30/yard


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LEATHER

NOTE ON PURCHASES OF LEATHER SUPPLIES: All leather supplies (lacing & yardage) will have flaws caused by the tanning process. We screen all leather supplies before shipping, but occasionally some flaws are unavoidable. With the yardage leather, this problem is usually unnoticeable after dying. If, however, the flaws are excessive, you may return the unusable portion for replacement. This return must be done within 10 days of receipt of the product.

KNOW YOUR LEATHER THICKNESS

Leather Weight in Ounces


Thickness in inches


Thickness in mm

1 ounce
1/64" thick
.4 mm thick
2 ounce
2/64" thick
.8 mm thick
3 ounce
3/64" thick
1.2 mm thick
4 ounce
4/64" thick
1.6 mm thick
5 ounce
5/64" thick
2.0 mm thick
6 ounce
6/64" thick
2.4 mm thick
7 ounce
7/64" thick
2.8 mm thick
8 ounce
8/64" thick
3.2 mm thick
Note: Leather varies in thickness over the hide, so above is really only an approximation.
QUICK RULE OF THUMB:Each ounce equals 1/64" or .4 mm in thickness!

Tooling Leather S16. Tooling Leather. 2-3 oz. Undyed. Great for saddles. 8 1/2 x 11" piece. $13.00
White Pliver S23a. Pliver. Thin lining leather. Great to work with. Can be dyed. White. Tackmaking Grab bag of various sized pieces with total area of approx. 8 1/2" x 11" $13.00
S32. Sadera. Lining leather. Thinner and more pliable than Moroccan lining leather. Brown. 6"x 6" piece. $2.75



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LEATHER FAQ


LEATHER WRINKLES

It is best to keep your leather rolled (not folded) to reduce wrinkles. However, sometimes wrinkles are unavoidable in your storage situation or in the way the leather was shipped to you from the dealer. If it is vegetable tanned tooling leather, you're probably stuck and will need to just cut around the bad area.

If you are working with wrinkled garment leather, you may be able to fix it. Get out your ironing board and iron. Put down some unwaxed paper to protect your ironing board cover. (I stained an unprotected ironing board cover permenantly once when a red leather bled.) Put the leather finish side down. Now iron on the back side, using as cool an iron as you can. Start with the silk setting. If it isn't removing the wrinkles, up the heat, but be very careful as you can scorch the leather.

Hint: You may also want to use a teflon pressing cloth or a piece of unwaxed paper to protect the leather from the iron. Do a small test section and see how things work for you.

On suede, a thorough brushing with a stiff brush can sometimes remove the wrinkles.




NATURAL (UNDYED) LEATHERS

All natural leathers (lace or hides) will darken with age and exposure to light. This can happen very rapidly, depending on circumstances. In direct sunlight, it can be only a few days. Hidden away in a dark box, it may be slowed to months. But it will happen. The Unicorn Woman can not prevent it. Sorry.

Darkening does not effect the integrity of the leather. However, uneven darkening can make a project look bad. This is most noticeable with natural leather laces.

To deal with this, you can either cut around the uneven areas or you can "age" the leather equally. Just hang the lace up somewhere for a few days and the darkening will even out. I like to hang it near a north facing window, where it gets indirect sunlight as the indirect sunlight works slowly. You can use direct sunlight, but this may produce other effects on the leather, such as drying it out, that may not be desirable.


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