[faroutfax]

Originally Posted by MI Racer

Haha, yes it is bright. I like my horse's being noticed.

I buy a plain leather hide and whatever other colorful hide I want to go on top. Cut both hides to the shape and size that I want the noseband, pick the conchos I want on it, cut off the noseband on a nylon halter and fix the bronc noseband to the halter.

Before putting the noseband on the halter, I set the swarovski crystals or round spots on it.

I can do the nosebands in hair on hide as well, but it will be real.

Oh I always wondered how to do that If you don't mind me asking how do you attach the plain leather hide and the colorful hide together? Do you just glue it? Stitch it?

[MI Racer]

Originally Posted by horse_mom

did you just use the conchos on the square rinds where the noseband woul start?i mean is that how you attached the neather to the halter?

I leave a tail on the leather to put through where the noseband attaches to the halter. You need to be sure the leather is long and thin enough to allow the noseband to move freely.

Here is a picture:

[MI Racer]

Originally Posted by faroutfax

Oh I always wondered how to do that If you don't mind me asking how do you attach the plain leather hide and the colorful hide together? Do you just glue it? Stitch it?

I use glue. I don't have a sewing machine that will go through leather....yet

The rim set stones also help hold the nose colorful hide on. You can also use fabric that you would buy from Joann's. Its best to buy fabric that won't fray.

[faroutfax]

Originally Posted by MI Racer

I use glue. I don't have a sewing machine that will go through leather....yet

The rim set stones also help hold the nose colorful hide on. You can also use fabric that you would buy from Joann's. Its best to buy fabric that won't fray.

Great Thanks I have 2 large peices of hide that I didn't know what to do with. And I have a bunch of crystals too. I think I'll try and make one.

Thanks

[horse_mom]

oh i see....ok your brilliant!!what kind of lether is it?like if i got it from tandy leather supply?sorry about all the wuestions i'm just facinated

[MI Racer]

The base leather is like this:

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=290


And the colorful top leather:
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=282
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=283
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=285

[horse_mom]

whoa!! thats expensive.i'm nnot making one now!!

[faroutfax]

Originally Posted by MI Racer

The base leather is like this:

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=290


And the colorful top leather:
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=282
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=283
http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/p...s.asp?dept=285

I have the tooling bellies, but they are the super thick ones. Do you tihnk they would be OK to use? If not, they were only $15

[MI Racer]

Originally Posted by faroutfax

I have the tooling bellies, but they are the super thick ones. Do you tihnk they would be OK to use? If not, they were only $15

It should be ok. The base leather I use is a little less than a 1/4" thick.

[faroutfax]

Originally Posted by MI Racer

It should be ok. The base leather I use is a little less than a 1/4" thick.

I just hauled my peices out from the basement and they are about 1/4 thick too. Now I'm having fun trying to figure out what conchos and bling I want on it Thanks again lol I always wanted to make one but didn't know how.

Originally Posted by horse_mom

whoa!! thats expensive.i'm nnot making one now!!

You could try and buy a belly. It is a much smaller peice of leather. I bought mine for $15 each but they are pretty large.

The guy at the store said that they are a lower quaility leather and tend to streach more than normal leather.