Shortening a belt

cosmnw1

Hi all

I have a couple of leather belts that need shortening. Any advice on how to achieve that cheaply?

Shall I just walk into a cobbler / shoe repair shop?

Thanks in advance for any advice
Chris

cattie

If the ends are just leather & not encased in a metal frame then you could simply cut the ends yourself with a decent pair of sharp scissors or a heavy duty craft knife. If the ends are say V shaped, you could carefully mark the cutting lines using a ruler & a pencil on the reverse of the leather to ensure that you have a clean & neat cut.

cosmnw1

cattie wrote: »

If the ends are just leather & not encased in a metal frame then you could simply cut the ends yourself with a decent pair of sharp scissors or a heavy duty craft knife. If the ends are say V shaped, you could carefully mark the cutting lines using a ruler & a pencil on the reverse of the leather to ensure that you have a clean & neat cut.

It required unstitching and re-stitching, I have had to get it to a shop.
They quoted me £6 each which I thought was a bit steep, but it might be the right price.
Chris