buckskin leggings

[eutrinka]

Now if I am correct... the sueded side is the shinier side of the buckskin

and which do you all prefer? sueded side in or buckskin side in (the side with the little cereals were the organs attach to the skin)?



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[spottedeagle]

the suede side is the rough side of the hide. An old trend that is resurfacing is putting the suede side out to look more like braintan. I did mine new leggings this way and I really like the way they turned out

[Tom Iron Eagle]

Leather Sides

Which side of leather one has in or out is basically a personal preference and also depends on the quality of the hides themselves (Hand or Commercial).

If you want tradition, well - artwork, photos, and collection pieces show that both ways were used.

I like the suede side out myself, I find it a bit more comfortable.

But your choices may not be based on comfortability or even tradition, your choice may depend on the quality of the leather - try and always have the best side out.

[C_Rock77]

Originally posted by spottedeagle
the suede side is the rough side of the hide. An old trend that is resurfacing is putting the suede side out to look more like braintan. I did mine new leggings this way and I really like the way they turned out

That's the way I was taught. The drawback is that it gets dirtier that way.

[NoTrad. Eagle Scout]

I JUST finished my white Buckskin leggings (with suede side out). They're kick'n'.

[Peacekeeper83]

I prefer the sude side out....and for cleaning...I use corn meal on em regularly....(they are cream colored )

[NoTrad. Eagle Scout]

That's interesting. I've heard of (& use) white clay to clean white buckskin, but never heard of using corn meal. Cool.

[C_Rock77]

Originally posted by NoTrad. Eagle Scout
That's interesting. I've heard of (& use) white clay to clean white buckskin, but never heard of using corn meal. Cool.

The buckskin cleaner I have is that kind.

I've also HEARD of people using Gum erasers to get out spots on leather. I tried it, and it got most of the spot out! I was impressed. I used one of those "click" erasers that are white on a pr of mocs I was working on that got some dirt on them. They cleaned up pretty well. It wasn't all gone, but from arms length, you couldn't tell it was ever there. It was really faint.

Funny how we've gotten off topic, here......