Hitched Horsehair II: Advanced patterns and Inlay Projects

Hitched Horsehair II: Advanced Patterns and Inlay Projects

 By Shoni and Ron Maulding 

Building on the success of their beginner’s book, this book fulfills the many requests for advanced patterns. Drawing from the award-winning Shoni Collection, each graphed pattern guides hitchers through over 30 advanced patterns with complete directions. Patterns include eagle, buffalo, bear, blue pony, rose in feather, End of the Trail, alphabet and numbers, geometrics, etc. Pictorial patterns are generally harder to design and hitch than geometrics. You must know how to hitch to use the patterns.

If you want to put hitched inlays in leather, this is the book for you. It explains how to design inlays for length and width so you have the inlay size you need. Inlay shrinkage makes a difference with size, as do other factors. Learn how to work with these factors.

Projects with hitched inlays in leather include a buckle, belt, barrette, pin, checkbook cover, notepad, purse, capelet, Indian cradleboard, and quiver. Lisa Skyhorse, master saddlemaker and leatherworker, contributed the section on inlays in saddles.

A new technique of hitching patterns is also explained. You will be surprised how easy this is. It’s great for making your pictorial designs look the way they are graphed.

240 pages, 8 1//2ʺ x 11ʺ, softcover, illustrated, 4 page color insert, Supplier List