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leatherette
« on: September 10, 2013, 02:57:46 pm »
 %) Does anyone know where I can get some leatherette to upholster my seats on the back of my model boat,I can get large amounts but I only require about a squire foot of it,any idea's please,Ray. %) %) %)   
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2013, 03:07:06 pm »
Haberdashery shops sell it by the yard but try a local upholsterers for offcuts or leather furniture retailers have
old swatches of leather colour samples if you ask nicely.
Also you may find some small amounts in Dolls House accessory shops.

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Re: leatherette
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2013, 07:18:21 pm »
 :-)) Just found out that a mate of mine has some in tan ideal, he is going to send me a bit,Ray. :-)) :-)) :-))
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2013, 02:50:18 pm »
"Fablon" do a nice line in self-adhesive leatherette. It comes in "tan", but when I used it for the seats on my Admirals Barge I had to paint hem blue. Worked fine. Using Balsa as a base for the "cushions", the quilting effect was achieved by simply runing the edge of a steel ruler over the leatherette with enough pressure to indent the balsa. Small brass pins at the line crossings finished it all off nicely. Photos are on my build blog on this forum. BY.
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 03:01:53 pm »
 :-)) Hi,Bryan,thanks for the info about Fablon but I got some off an old mate of mine who kindly sent me some in the post yesterday, but the tip about the quilting I will certainly use,can you tell me where you the small brass pins from? anyway thanks for your help,Ray. :-)) :-)) :-)) 
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2013, 03:09:32 pm »
Most model shops sell them in packs of about 100. I used the 1/4" long ones...if that's too long then the protruding bits are easily sliced off. Good luck. Bryan.
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2013, 06:25:31 pm »
hi Sparkey.
 although you are sorted for what you want some here in case anyone else looking for same.
 Frank
 http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/leatherette-fabric
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« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2013, 06:27:25 pm »
 :-)) Cheers mate,Ray. :-)) :-)) :-))
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2013, 07:21:13 pm »
If you are building a 'Posh Launch'
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« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2013, 07:25:50 pm »
 ;) I am afraid it wont be the rolls royce of model boats more like a mid range mondeo,Ray. %) %)
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2013, 07:40:45 pm »
I had a Mondeo Ray
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« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2013, 07:44:59 pm »
 :-)) I have had two mondeo's over a period of ten years very reliable and big enough to get most boats in,Ray. :-)) :-)) :-)) 
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« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2013, 12:45:16 pm »
I got a red leatherette handbag from Oxfam ship for 50p, made a cracking set of seats for my Victoria....
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« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2013, 04:11:53 pm »
,No funny looks  :o :o

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« Reply #14 on: September 14, 2013, 04:58:42 pm »
 %) The wife went to the toilet and left me with her handbag which I managed to drop and everything fell out you have seen the funny looks I got,I never knew how much stuff they carry in it and it took awhile to gather it all up so I keep away from handbags safer,Ray %) %) %)






 
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Re: leatherette
« Reply #15 on: September 14, 2013, 05:19:27 pm »
Yup.
I hate standing outside of store fitting rooms
holding a handbag.
If they have a seat outside I sit down and pretend
to be asleep.

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« Reply #16 on: September 14, 2013, 05:40:40 pm »
Had anybody passed comment re the aforementioned handbag, they would have been clobbered with it..... <*< <*< <*< <*<
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« Reply #17 on: September 14, 2013, 05:44:55 pm »
 <*< Quite right too,Ray. <*< <*< <*<
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