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;
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Comparison of Lace Widths sizes
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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 Lace (Top to bottom) 1 mm black; 2 mm black; 2 mm Dark Brown.
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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
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Thickness in inches
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Thickness in mm
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| 1 ounce
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1/64" thick
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.4 mm thick
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| 2 ounce
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2/64" thick
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.8 mm thick
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| 3 ounce
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3/64" thick
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1.2 mm thick
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| 4 ounce
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4/64" thick
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1.6 mm thick
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| 5 ounce
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5/64" thick
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2.0 mm thick
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| 6 ounce
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6/64" thick
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2.4 mm thick
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| 7 ounce
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7/64" thick
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2.8 mm thick
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| 8 ounce
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8/64" thick
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3.2 mm thick
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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!
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S16. Tooling Leather. 2-3 oz. Undyed. Great for saddles. 8 1/2 x 11" piece. $13.00
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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
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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
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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.
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NATURAL (UNDYED) LEATHERS
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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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