[Jewelry making - Article 01146] - Re: [Orchid] Belt Buckles - Attaching the belts

[Lisa Orlando]

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Hi, Tina,

    I haven't done this since the 60s (I mean the decade, I'm not quite
    that old yet), but the belt buckles we purchased looked exactly like
    any belt buckle. We bought leather from a supplier, cut strips,
    punched holes, and used rivets to fasten the fold-over ends (we were
    using psychedelic colors, sometimes dying them ourselves). However,
    you can get leather blanks that are ready to go (see Rio catalog, p.
    658). If you want to sew then, you need a very heavy duty sewing
    machine. Or you can do it by hand, with a large needle and an awl. 

    If what you want to do is replace the buckle on an already existing
    belt, this can be a little trickier. If you have enough length, just
    cut the buckle off, re-cut the hole, and rivet. Otherwise...if it's
    sewn, get a seam ripper and take out the stitches, find a buckle
    that's configured like the one you have, and re-stitch. 

    I hope I'm not having a senior moment and misleading you... 

Lisa Orlando
Aphrodite's Ornaments
still in house-sitting in Benicia (until Monday) but extending her
house-sitting search to the southern California coast...

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