YGuide Leather Vest Kit, Adventure Guide Crafts,
Indian Guide Supplies
Standing Bears Trading Post
Your source for Yguide vest and leathercraft supplies in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Shipping Nationwide!
Supplying the YMCA Guide Programs, YMCA Adventure Guide Program, y-guides Indian Guide Program,
Indian Princess Program & Native Sons and Daughters Program with Suede Leather Vest Kits & Other craft kits for the programs.
Use the our already designed Yguide, Indian Princess and Adventure guide craft kits or ask us to help you with you create your own craft ideas.
Other Kids Crafts Shown on this page include
Knife Sheath & Pouch Kits
Leather Wristband Kits
Native American Themed Craft Kits
Leather Shapes
7624 Tampa Ave. Reseda, Ca. 91335 818-342-9120 HOURS: 6 days a week Mon. ~ Sat. 10am - 6pm (1PM - 9PM EST)
If you are looking for an indian guide vest, adventure guide vest, or yguide vest, no matter what your YMCA calls the program you can order your vest kits from us
10% Discount Given To Members of Yguide Program, Adventure Guides, Indian Guides and YMCA Camp Programs no matter how small your order!
Welcome to Standing Bear's Trading Post, your trusted source for Yguide Suede Vest Kits!
We proudly support the YMCA family-centered Y-Guides (Indian Guides), Y-Princesses, Y-Braves, and Y-Maidens programs that foster meaningful connections between parents and children.
Our Yguide Suede Vest Kits cater to YMCA Adventure Guides, Y-Adventure Guides, Adventure Princesses, and the YMCA Papoose program.
Each kit is hand-cut and punched to ensure faster lead times, getting your family ready for adventures in no time!
These programs, including the Y-Guides and Y-Princesses, nurture companionship and understanding—strengthening bonds and promoting friendship between parents and children. Whatever your YMCA is calling the former YMCA Indian Guide Program, we’re here to assist with your leather vest kit needs.
Let Standing Bear's Trading Post help you create lasting memories with our suede leather vest kits, perfect for displaying the patches your family earns through program activities!
Catering to the Needs of the YMCA, YMCA Guide Programs, Y-Guide Vests, YMCA Adventure Princess, Adventure Guide Program, Indian Guides, and Indian Princess Program
WE SHIP NATIONWIDE
Due to the rising cost of gas across the nation, we know coming down to the store can cause a burden. For your convenience, we ship nationwide! Just call or email your order, and we'll get it to you, no matter the distance.
Our mission is to support Indian Guide, Adventure Guide, Native Sons and Daughters, and YGuide members, no matter what your YMCA calls the program.
At Standing Bear’s Trading Post, we offer high-quality, hand cut and punched YGuide suede vest kits at reasonable prices.
Need ideas for kits or crafts for your YGuide program? Reach out, and we’ll be happy to help.
While we strive to keep our prices competitive, we focus on fair, reliable pricing rather than gimmicks or loss-leader promotions.
Call or email us today to see how we can support your program
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What is the YMCA Guide Program, Adventure Guide Program, Y-guides, Adventure Guides, Adventure Princess,
Indian Guide, Indian Princess, and Papoose Programs about?
The YMCA Y-Indian Guides, Y-Indian Princesses, Y-Indian Braves and Y-Indian Maidens, now also known as the Adventure Princess and Adventure Guide program, are year-round programs designed to build strong relationships between parents and their children. It is open to families with children in kindergarten to third grade.
The YMCA guide program was started by Harold S. Keltner, St. Louis YMCA Director and Joe Friday, an Ojibway Indian.
The participants in the YMCA Family Programs learn about American Indian people their culture, their customs, crafts and games, and seek to bring new understanding and appreciation of the Native American Heritage and the contributions Native Americans have made to our nation.
They strive to share the qualities of the American Indian culture and life:
Dignity, Patience, Endurance, Spirituality, Feeling for the earth, and Concern for the family.
Some YMCA y-guide programs are now called YMCA Adventure guides but have strived to keep the Native American theme.
The reason the YMCA uses the Native American theme is to help focus the groups, and to bring traditional values and organizational structure to the program.
The YMCA you join will assign you to a group called a circle or tribe, that will meet on a regular basis in each others’ homes, weekly, biweekly or monthly.
YMCA guides tribes/groups will get together for campouts and family outings, throughout the year to go on campouts, and other field trips.
The yguides aims are listed as:
1. To be clean in body and pure in heart.
2. To be pals forever with my father/son.
3. To love the sacred circle of my family.
4. To listen while others speak.
5. To love my neighbor as myself.
6. To seek and preserve the beauty of the Great Spirit\\'s work in forest, field, and stream
For more information on the
Use the our already designed Yguide and Adventure guide craft kits or ask us to help you with you Indian crafts, great stuff that you can make with your group.
VESTS - Suede Vest Kits - Leather vest kits, Suede Vest Kits for Guide Program, Y-Guide Vest Kits, Vest Kits for Adventure Guides, Suede Leather Vest Kits for your patches
Adventure Guides, YMCA, Yguides Vest Sizing Assistance
Many parents would like to be able to mail order their YMCA vest kits. To assist you in getting the correct sizing we have added this information to our site.
The child’s vest be ordered larger than the current need and just as the adult vest orders, these vests should have room to wear over bulky sweatshirts throughout the winter months of the program
Children's YMCA Suede Vest sizing
PLEASE NOTE: I am 5'6" and the Child Large Vest Kit comes to my waist. So when choosing which size kit you will need to order, Measure your child from the top of their spine to their waist, and around their chest area so that the vest will be large enough for them to grow into but will not be too large for them to comfortably wear.
This suede leather vest kit is equivalent to our former sizing of Child Xlg and is the most common size vest worn by Boys and Girls in the Yguide/Yprincess program that will last them throughout the program.
Child Large YGuide Suede Vest Kit Girth Measures 37" Length Measures 22"
This suede vest kit is equivalent to our former sizing of Adult Small,
There are many children that are in the 6-8 year old range that parents have purchased our former adult small Y-guide vest kit for.
This suede leather vest kit is usually for children that are taller or are experiencing a growth spurt where whe Child Medium (or Old Style Child Xlg) fits them snug now.
IF your child is larger than an average 8 year old OR the program lasts past 10 years of age your BEST choice is to purchase the Child Large (OLD STYLE adult Small) leather vest kit for your child.
Adult YMCA Vest Sizing
Adult Extra Large Yguide Suede Vest Kit Girth Measures 53" Length Measures 28"
This suede vest kit is equivalent to our former sizing of Adult Extra Large WITH an extender, it is approximately a coat size 52. Gives more girth around plus a couple extra inches in length.
Yguide Vest Kits - Suede Leather Vest Kits - Leather vest kits, Suede Vest Kits for Guide Program, Y-Guide Vest Kits, Vest Kits for Adventure Guides, Suede Leather Vest Kits for your patches
Y-guide Vest (Suede Vest Kit) Assembly and Patch Gluing Instructions
The suede vest kits, (Yguide Vest Kits) come with waxed molten thread. for sewing them together
There are 4 yards in the both the child and adult suede vest kits
Align stitching holes and stitch the back B1 to B2 first.
Lay Side of Panel A over top of corresponding side B2, Lay top of Side B1 over top of A
Stich Back B2 and A together using sewing instructions below.
Sew Back B1 to Top Front A following sewing instructions below (You can overlap them whichever way you would like)
B1 over A is how I prefer to do it but you can also do it as pictured here which is A over B1.
On the underside tie a knot. as pictured leaving a 1/2" of thread or less
At both ends of the seam use a match or bic lighhter to melt the tag ends of the nylon thread. With the bottom of the lighter or a metal object tap the knot down so it is flat.
IF you do not melt the tails of the knot into the knot itself the thread can untie itself. CAUTION: Nylon Thread Will Cause Sever Burns, PLEASE Use Caution!
1. Cut thread about 6" longer than the seam you are planning to stitch.
2. To begin each seam, start threaded needle from understde of the 2nd hole leacing about 2" on the underside.
3. Go up through the 2nd hole then down through the first hole and tie a knot on the underside with the tail end of the thread.
4. Stitch up and down as in a running stitch through the remaining holes until you reach the last hole.
5. On the underside tie a knot as shown in the step by sep pictures leaving about a 1/2" of thread
6. At both ends of the seam use a match or bic lighhter to melt the tag ends of the nylon thread. With the bottom of the lighter or a metal object tap the knot down so it is flat. IF you do not melt the tails of the knot into the knot itself the thread can untie itself. CAUTION: Nylon Thread Will Cause Sever Burns, PLEASE Use Caution!
Hopefully the instructions we have created for construction of your y-guide vests using waxed nylon thread, will be helpful in making your vests a project you can do with your child. (EXCEPT for the melting of the knot threads)
Many of the kits that we carry require similar sewing as is done with the vest, so this is a perfect opportunity to assist your child in learning this skill so that they will be able to master the other kits as well.
Yguide Vest Kits - Suede Vest Kits
10% Discounts Given to Members of Yguide program, Adventure guides, Indian Guides and YMCA Camp Programs no matter how small the order!
Leathercraft Cement Glue Notes: Gluing your patches to your suede vest after assembly.
If the back of your patch is shiny (which many of them are now), scuff up the back of the patch so that the glue will adhere.
Place the patch on the vest in the position where it will be glued.
Mark around the patch lightly with a pencil.
Put a thin coat of glue on the back of the patch and in the space you have marked out for the patch.
Allow glue to become tacky.
Put patch on vest in position.
Set a book on top of the patch when the patch is on the vest to hold them together while the glue dries.
MAKE SURE that you only apply a THIN coat of glue... If you put too much glue on the patch or vest it will seep over the sides of the patch and stain the vest.
Try to get the glue all the way to the bottom edges of the patch so that they will be fully adhered to the vest. If the edges are not glued down this tends to cause the edges to lift and the patch to "pop off"
Indian Guide Vest Kits - Suede Leather Vest Kits
Leather Vest Kits, Suede Vest kits made in the USA for Guide Program Y-guide Vests, Vests for Adventure Guides Suede Leather Vest Kits For Your Patches
10% Discounts Given to Members of Yguide program, Adventure guides, Indian Guides and YMCA Camp Programs no matter how small the order!
Y-guide Vests, These Are Suede Vest Kits For The YMCA, yguides, Indian Guides,
Adventure Guides, Princess and Native Sons and Daughters Programs
View our helpful instructions on Y-Guides Vest Kit Sizing, Vest Kit Assembly using waxed thread and
gluing adventure guide patches to y-guide vest kit.
These leather vest kits are made of a soft chrome tanned cow suede and are available in both child and adult sizes
Yguide Suede Vest Kits ~ Indian Guide, Adventure Guide, Yprincess, YGuide Vest Kits
Child Medium Yguide Suede Vest Kit Girth Measures 30" Length Measures 17"
This Yguide vest kit is equivalent to our former sizing of the Child Xlg and is the most common size suede vest kit purchased by both Boys and Girls in the Yguide/Yprincess program and is a vest kit that will last them throughout the program.
Child Large Suede Vest Kit Girth Measures 37" Length Measures 22"
This Yguide vest kit is equivalent to our former sizing of the Adult Small suede vest kit, it is a vest kit designed for boys or girls in the Adventure Guide/Indian Guide or Princess Programs that are in Colder Climates, who are over age 9, or above average in size.
Adult Large Suede Vest Kit Girth Measures 47" Length Measures 26"
This Yguide vest kit is equivalent to our former sizing of the Adult Extra Large. It is a suede vest kit, that most men in the Yguides, Adventure Guides programs choose.
Adult Extra Large Suede Vest Kit Girth Measures 53" Length Measures 28"
This Yguide vest kit is equivalent to our former sizing of the Adult Extra Large WITH an Extender. It is approximately a coat size of 53. Gives more girth around plus a couple extra inches in length.
10% Discounts Given to Members Youth Groups, Camps and other Organizations Working With Kids
To order or inquiries about our Youth Leathercraft Supplies or other items for leatherwork
please e-mail us at [email protected] or Call us at 818-342-9120 Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm (PST)
Youth Leathercraft Kits - Leather Kits for Kids10% Discounts Given to Youth Camp Arts & Crafts Groups No matter how small your purchaseLeathercraft as a craft for children is a positive outlet that encourages creativity and has kids working with their hands
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Leather ShapesThese leather pieces and shapes are good for practice pieces, coasters, or other projects for camp crafts, scout crafts and group crafts, |
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Flower Leather Shapes |
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Native American Themed Craft Kits |
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Dreamcatcher Kit 5" 4354-00 |
Medicine Pouch Kit 4635-01 |
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Leather Wristband KitsLeather Wristbands ~A great craft project to be used for camp crafts, or group crafts! |
Adjustable Leather Wristbands
Toolable leather adjustable wristband kits have pre-attached snaps, and are ready to decorate.
44171-03 Adjustable Leather Wristband 3/4 X 6-7IN 3PK
44171-25 Leather Adjustable Wristband 3/4 X 6-7IN 25PK 44172-03 Adjustable Leather Wristband 3/4 X 7.5-8.5IN 3PK 44172-25 Leather Adjustable Wristband 3/4 X 7.5-8.5IN 25PK 44173-03 Adjustable Leather Wristband 1IN X 7.5-8.5IN 3PK 44173-25 Leather Adjustable Wristband 1IN X 7.5-8.5IN 25PK 44174-03 Adjustable Leather Wristband 1-1/4 X 7.5-8.5IN 3PK 44174-25 Leather Adjustable Wristband 1-1/4 X 7.5-8.5IN 25PK 44175-03 Adjustable Leather Wristband 1-1/2 X 7.5-8.5IN 3PK 44175-25 Leather Adjustable Wristband 1-1/2 X 7.5-8.5IN 25PK |
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Knife Sheath & Pouch Kits |
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Catering to the Needs of the YMCA,
YMCA Guide Programs, Y-Guide Vests, YMCA Adventure Guide Program,
Indian Guides, Indian Princess Program
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