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17 January 2010, 05:09
Mark RZebra Skin
Hi everyone,
What's peoples thoughts for/against felt backing on a Zebra skin. It will be draped over the billiard table or wall mounted, not to be walked on.
Cheers,
Mark.
17 January 2010, 05:26
L. David KeithI will always have mine backed; floor, wall mount or otherwise. I recommend leather over felt or something like Naugahide. Wool felt is susceptible to moth attack.
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17 January 2010, 05:44
sculptorI make them both ways for clients. I recently visited a client that I had made a Zebra rug for with felt edgeing about 20 years ago and it still looked new; he had it hanging on the wall. I will say that most clients prefer the black leather edge.
17 January 2010, 07:18
Mary Hilliard-KruegerBacking a zebra protects the edges from curling due to humidity changes and wear over a period of time. Synthetic felt with a very low percentage of wool is commonly used by rugmakers, in the industry, to avoid the moth damage that David spoke of. For what you want to do with it, I think a nice 1/4" to 1/2" rolled leather border with a light pad and backing will not only protect the skin but will look really sharp and classy on your wall or draped over your billiard table.
Kind regards,
Mary
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18 January 2010, 20:35
butchloci haven't backed one yet, & a couple get walked on.
19 January 2010, 00:23
Jerry HuffakerHere's the way we do them, thin carpet backed with a sewn leather bound edge.
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19 January 2010, 01:35
Mary Hilliard-KruegerThat's how I do mine also, Jerry, but if he wants to hang the zebra over his billiard table he will need a less stiff backing than the carpet. I also do the same style leather bound bordered top with a batting and fabric backing which would lay more relaxed over a billiard table or piece of furniture and also hang well on the wall.
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19 January 2010, 03:19
Mark RThanks for the imput people, much appreciated.
Cheers,
Mark
20 January 2010, 01:10
JohnWKielyHi folks,
Can you please explain how the backing is attached to the skin. Is it stitched or glued? I take it the leather is just an edging stitched to the actual backing? I am interested to know how it done. Can anyone assist.
JWK
20 January 2010, 01:39
Mary Hilliard-KruegerJohn,
The show side leather strip is machine sewn to the show side of the stretched and trimmed animal skin.(1/4 to 1/2 inch border width) The carpet is attached to the entire back of the skin with an adhesive. After it is dried, trim the excess carpet off. Pull/roll over loose end of leather strip to carpet back (this covers zebra and carpet edges) and adhere to carpet for the finished look shown in picture below. PM me is you have any questions.
Hope this helped.
Kind regards,
Mary
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20 January 2010, 05:13
BigBThe felt seems to attrack dog hair, so if you have a dog I would get something other than felt. Oh yeah I found out the hard way, white dog and 3 zebra rugs all with black felt.
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20 January 2010, 09:08
JohnWKielyHi Mary,
Thanks very much for the information. Explains it exactly. Thanks again.
JWK