could use your araits as a pattern also. lay flat , use newspaper to mark it.I made a pair off of my suede ones. That little flair in front is important, or you can cut a triangle.Velcro works great. Just make sure you sew leather onto the velcro for strength as the velcro by itself seems to get worn with time. Lauriee and Rascal ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn Kinsky Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 9:35 AM To: Marlene Moss Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] pattern for half chaps? >Hi, >A local leather working shop just went out of business (PHS for those of >you who've shopped their catalog) and had an auction. I ended up with 3 >boxes of scrap leather and suede. Some of the suede is big enough to >make some half chaps so I was wondering if anyone had a pattern for >making some. I don't really want to do a zipper and Velcro only will be >easier anyhow. I've got to replace the Ariats I've been using - too >stiff! >If someone has some old half chaps that they were going to throw away, I >could probably work something from that. >Thanks, >Marlene
Suitability has a half-chaps pattern: http://www.suitability.com/ecom/eCommerce.DLL?8526:85088297.60527
-- Lynn Kinsky Santa Ynez, CA http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky
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