Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013-2015 - Official Thread
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For anyone travelling from London/ Heathrow/ Gatwick to Gosport for the Chain Stitch Massacre, the best routes are:
- fly into Southampton airport, which is approx 30 mins away by taxi (or train to Portsmouth Harbour)
- fly into Gatwick and get train directly from airport to Portsmouth Harbour (takes about 1.5 hrs)
Other options:
- Eurostar to London, then underground/taxi across London, train from Waterloo or Victoria
- fly into London Heathrow, but travel to Portsmouth via coach is long journey - over 3 hours I believe
Accommodation:
Spring Garden Guest House, cheap and cheerful and very close :
http://www.springgardenguesthouse.co.uk/There are some other hotels/B&Bs in Gosport, but they are a taxi ride away and don't look great, so alternatives I would recommend are over the harbour in Portsmouth (approx 20-30 mins away from IHUK on foot via Gosport ferry):
Holiday Inn Express Gunwharf Quays
http://www.holidayinn-expressportsmouth.co.uk/The George Hotel
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The Official
Heavyweight Denim Championships 2013 - 2015
T-shirts
are now ready for PRE-OrderYou will be able to order shirts until February 22nd 2013.
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the measurement for XXL size are missing
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Sweet. Preordered Tshirt. Preordered jeans. I'm all set for 2013.
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Official HWDC belt, hand made from finest English Bridle leather in London with a chunky brass buckle. Interested?
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Nein
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Only if you have a limited knowledge of english hand produced leather goods
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Bridle Leather
Bridle Leather refers to the way that a piece of leather (cow hide) is finished at the tannery. Bridle leather has both the Flesh and Grain side of the leather stuffed with greases and finised with wax. This is generally a labour intensive process, thus expensive! Only the best grades of leather are treated like this, it would be uneconomic to treat poor quality leather in this way.
The purpose of bridle leather is threefold;
Its expected to look good. That is, it must have good depth of colour and be attractive to look at, it must age well and it must not have natural imperfections that weaken the leather.
It is expected to be smoth, comfortable and flexible to handle. It is designed for use in bridles, so must be comfortable for a horse to wear next to the skin. Therefore the treatment of the flesh side is as important as the grain side as the flesh side is typically worn next to the horses skin and must be smooth.
It is epected to be both strong and durable. The riders life literally depends on bridle leather not failing unexpectedly. Its is subjected to quite high loads, and must tolerate this time after time.An item of saddlery is typically expected to last for 10 or more years of use, so not only must the leather be strong, but it must survive poor weather, dirt, everything being in contact a horse throws at it for many years.
All in all, bridle leather is pretty amazing stuff. We use it as it is simply the best leather available for our purposes. It is pleasant to work with and produces a beautiful product. Once it leaves us we know that it will mature well for our customers and become a trusted old favorite, becoming both more beautiful, characterful and tactile as it ages. There arent many products produced now that get better with age, but good bridle leather is certainly one of them.
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