moccasins
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Well done Mark they look great.
Le prevo is a good place for lace or try david morgan in the US for roo lace, the hand cut stuff is great quality. You will have to watch out for weak spots in the le prevo machine cut lace especially if you want 7 foot lengths.
Let us know how they wear over the months.
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Le prevo is a good place for lace or try david morgan in the US for roo lace, the hand cut stuff is great quality. You will have to watch out for weak spots in the le prevo machine cut lace especially if you want 7 foot lengths.
Let us know how they wear over the months.
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I'll add to the praise Buckshot. I've seen your Moccs in the flesh and they're excellent. Well done. Great job. :super:
Hi Buckshot,
Don't take this the wrong way, but try the two part eyelets that haberdashers sell for corsets. No rough edges rubbing anywhere and they are intended to take good strong laces and fasten holding a *lot* of stress. I use them all the time in the leather pair of bodies that we wear for period costumes. Including the punch and press a packet of 18 complete eyelets cost about £2.99. Bound to be cheaper in USA.
Toddy.
Don't take this the wrong way, but try the two part eyelets that haberdashers sell for corsets. No rough edges rubbing anywhere and they are intended to take good strong laces and fasten holding a *lot* of stress. I use them all the time in the leather pair of bodies that we wear for period costumes. Including the punch and press a packet of 18 complete eyelets cost about £2.99. Bound to be cheaper in USA.
Toddy.
Toddy, you couldn't give details of where you get your stuff from? That sounds like a good idea, and it wont break the bank either...Toddy said:
Stevej
The moccs look good I've a pattern to make a pair similar to the trail moccs which I'll probably use as a 'round the camp' pair.
I also have a book on native footwear that shows how to make most of those styles... I'll have to look further..
Cheers
Mark
Both, I have a pattern for Keltoi moccs coming from fur and hide and I spoke with Sparrowhawk from yatahai via e-mail.
Yatahai make and sell kits as well as hand make for the individual (8-16 weeks for a handmade set) and they ask for a number of measurements and requirements.
They seem very good and I have looked about to see if they have had any bad press and can't find any. Just wondered if anyone had heard anything, after I had the bad experience with Braintan I wanted to make sure
Yatahai make and sell kits as well as hand make for the individual (8-16 weeks for a handmade set) and they ask for a number of measurements and requirements.
They seem very good and I have looked about to see if they have had any bad press and can't find any. Just wondered if anyone had heard anything, after I had the bad experience with Braintan I wanted to make sure
Buckshot said:
I'm sorry Buckshot, I've only just come across this request.
These eyelets are sold by John Lewis (expensive) or small fabric shops (much cheaper) I've got a stash just now in a very muted bronze colour, if you send me a pm with your address I'll pop some in the post and you can have a try out before you go looking for them. They come in gold, silver, copper and bronze. Very occasionally I find black ones too. I'm sure they're something that place like Leprovo must have available too.
Cheers,
Toddy
leon-1 said:Toddy these are the only things that I have found on LePrevo and they only have them in stainless, any idea who make the ones that you are talking about
Hmmm, not off hand. I buy them in bulk from a fabric merchant who gets them from some guy in the Midlands. I'll ask and let you know.
http://www.sewing.co.uk/popfaste.htm#Rus
this company sells them but in bulk and not cheaply by the time I add on p&p. The photos show the sort of thing I'm talking about though.
Cheers,
Toddy
Just got myself some moccasins from these people, http://www.taosmocs.com/ they are very comfortable and well made, SWMBO isn't too keen on me wearing them when I'm out with her but never mind.
Brian
Brian
SWMBO reckons that you may strike lucky on the haberdashery stall which seems to appear on all the markets (round here at least). If they don't they may well be able to get you some.leon-1 said:Toddy these are the only things that I have found on LePrevo and they only have them in stainless, any idea who make the ones that you are talking about
Cheers
David
Thanks Guys and Gal, I have a shop that does haberdashery in town so I will pop in and see what they have to offer
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