Originally Posted by misseva

treadles smooth as silk. i have a friend that said she would have to see it to believe it -- now she believes it. when you pull the hose tight as you can and pull the knot really, really tight then trim off the ends it works like a charm. try it - you'll see. i had two new belts - ruined one because i couldn't get hole/staple to work and i was so frustrated that i tried the hose and it worked. after that i didn't even try my other leather belt. i'll try to get a pix tonight.