CHAPTER XIII.

MAKING HARNESS LOOPS.

Kinds of Loops in use—Patent Loops, how made—Advantages of hand made Loops—Selecting Stock—Wetting the Leather —Fullness necessary—Creasing—Back Clamp Iron—Working up Sides before creasing—Coloring and finishing—Pressed Loops, stitching on—How they are made—Time needed to press —Variety of Patterns—How cheap Harness are improved by their use 161