$16 Kilt Belt

**mbhandy** · 31st December 05, 01:35 PM

fantastic Idea and follow thru. I saw a real thin belt at Wally World (WalMart)
but they only have it in a size 34 I was told after the New Year They would be getting in some Larger belts 8-) but I wont hold my breath :rolleyes:

MrBill

**mbhandy** · 7th February 06, 08:27 PM

Phil,

I did your trick and did a black dye and I will post it later. I also went to the feed and grain store in town and got a dark brown halter strap for my SWK brown day sporran cut it down with kitchen schears and it works great.

MrBill

**pdcorlis** · 7th February 06, 09:28 PM

Dang! The Feed and Grain Store? Now there's a place I never thought about checking!

**Moosehead** · 8th February 06, 05:44 AM

Regimental stable belts, thats the way to go. However, I'll probably grab me one of these belts as well. Looks darn nice.

**davedove** · 8th February 06, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by pdcorlis

Dang! The Feed and Grain Store? Now there's a place I never thought about checking!

Any place where they sell tack and harness is a good place to look. Where I grew up, that was often the feed store.

**Panache** · 15th January 07, 04:10 PM

Phil,

I used the information on this thread to make a light tan thin womens belt from Target (clearance price $8) a nice dark brown sporran belt to go with my new Stillwater brown fur daywear sporran. For anybody interested, dying leather isn't too hard. Thanks Phil!

Cheers

**Abax** · 16th January 07, 11:59 AM

Originally Posted by pdcorlis

the guy at the shoe repair place said the polish seals the leather - so the dye won't rub off. It also puts a shine on the belt, otherwise it looks dull.

When I made my sporran belt, I had the same problem of dye rubbing off. So I polished it with "neutral" shoe polish I got at the local shoe repair. This stuff looks like regular shoe polish (comes in a tin), but it has no coloring added to it. I figured it might have a better chance of not staining my kilt. No problems after 3 or 4 weeks of wear. I'm glad to hear that polish is the recommended solution.

Abax

**pdcorlis** · 16th January 07, 01:17 PM

Yes! Once you dye the leather - it needs to be polished and set aside for a couple of days to "cure" - I'm sure the real leather experts will have a more elegant solution but that's what worked for me. Two rounds of polish and no dye has rubbed off onto my kilts.