Originally Posted by
Elf
Absolutely fabulous. I am impressed how well the pleats stay down. Did you have to pay attention to the "grain" of the hides for preferred folding direction? Hopefully with use, the stiffness sitting down will ease. I most heartily understand the amazing amount of work, but then that is why we do it ourselves.
Actually, buckskin has the grain removed. That's one of the reasons it's so soft. But you have to deal with areas like the rumps that "pooch" out. I did a lot of ironing to keep the hides workable.
Dale
--Working for the earth is not a way to get rich, it is a way to be rich
The Most Honourable Dale the Unctuous of Giggleswick under Table
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