Badger mittens

[Rancid Crabtree]

I was asked to make a pair of leather Chopper mittens for a UW Wisconsin Badger fan. I will make these a two tone design using split cowhide suede for the palms and cow leather tanned to look like buckskin for the backs. The removable liners will be fleece with a Wisconsin Badger pattern.. Here is the starting point.

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Leather parts cut out and ready for red trim.

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The buckskin cow hide lends itself well to adding ink. Bucky badger added.

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All the leather and trim and ink complete.

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Then a deep soaking with a silicone waterproofer and set aide to dry while I work on the fleece liners. It darkens the leather but once dried goes back to its original color.

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To make sure these mittens are warm I doubled up the fleece. Here are the pieces before sewing.

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In progress.

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The finished fleece liners with trim added.

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The liners in the mittens.

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My hand model wearing the finished product.

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[Jack]

Really great work, Rancid!