The Harness Makers' Guide. 



Cart Harness— Thiller, No. 1 {continuea). 



BREECHING. 



Body, cut 3j^ by 72in. j Lay, made up ... 2^ by 58in. 



,, made up ... 3^ bv 60in. Hip Strap Tugs ... Ij^ by 7in. 



Lay, cut 2^^ by 70in. | If with dees Ij^ by Sin 



Hip Strap Tugs fixed 14 inches from each end. 



No. 2. 



BRIDLE. 



Head 1-% by 24in. i Throat, cut ... \y^ iby 20in. 



Noseband, cut ... X^A bv 20in. 1 ,, made up.. \% by 16in. 



„ made up 1^ by 14in, j ,, point, cut . \% byl2^in. 



Winker Stay ... \y^ by 14in. i ,, „ made uplj^ by lOin. 



,, ,, split S^^in. 1 Front cut 25in., made 15in. within 



Winkers cut to pattern — (winker and cheek combined). 



Winker part about 7^in. square ; extended cheek 2^in. wide. 



Total length 15in. 



The winker scolloped or cut D pattern before blocked and sewn. 



Cheeks and nose cut for turning through rings as indicated on 



patterns for Scotch Cart Harness. 



Chape to secure cheek buckles, l^in. dee attached by link to the 



buckles, into which throat and point are sewn. 



Small lin. bucklepiece slides on head to receive winker-strap. 



Collar Straps 1-% by 17in. 



Hame Straps \}i by 24 to 28in. 



SADDLE. 



(Made on 13in. Lincoln Tree). 



Top cut in two pieces, about 6^ by 21in. 



Side leathers cut about 6in. by lOin., and shaped. 



The front pattern of top shaped so that the centre is raised when 



nailed on the tree. 



Sidestrings (or Hangers) 1^ by 16^in. 



Girth (when made up on above) ... 1^ by 50 to 54in. 

 Girth point ,, „ „ ... 1^ by 24in. 



Crupper Strap 2 by 16in. 



An illustration of this style of saddle, with full particulars for 



making same, appeared in " Saddlery and Harness " 



for April, 1901. 



BREECHING AND CRUPPER. 



Body, cut 3^in. wide. | Lay, cut 2^in. wide. 

 The full length of hide or back. 

 Body made up, 60in. 

 The two strips are reversed — the light or neck ends being turned 

 beyond where the body is punched for the hip-strap tugs. 

 Hip-strap tugs, about 12in. 'from each end. 

 cut \y^ bv 17in. 



