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How to Tread a Stirrup

MATERIALS NEEDED

• #9 Hole Punch
• #1 Edger
• Dye Pen
• Burnishing Cloth
• (2) 21" long by ½" wide Latigo

To start, take a tread pattern piece of leather and, using an open-ended edger, edge the scalloped sides on the front and back.

When cutting out/choosing the piece of leather for the tread pattern, you do not want a piece that is too

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