I noticed a few people at Crufts with lovely beaded show leads, the lady benched next to me was from the Netherlands I think, and she said her friend made hers, but I didn't get any details.
There were also UK exhibitors who had them, but not quite so pretty as the one I had seen.
Does anybody know where I can get a beaded lead, or someone that makes them. Mine is a medium size pastoral breed.

quite a few different trade stands do them.

Try PM-ing Rhodach on here. :)

Not sure if this is the sort of lead you mean, they deliver to the UK. :)

http://artofdee.dk/

Is this the kind of thing you had in mind?

http://www.facebook.com/winners.showleads

Dawn R.

This is where the Rough Collie exhibitors get theirs from. :)
http://www.collielife.com/Advertisers/triburleshowleads/triburleshowleads.html

I get mine from this lady in Denmark (order via Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Show-Leads-Malene-Bjerregaard/115094821900572?fref=ts) website is www.showleads.mono.net

Thanks so much everyone for the links and PM's. I had to go out last night to a family meal, but I am going to have a great time looking at all the links and choosing. Spoilt for choice !!

Thanks everyone I knew CD's would know where the good stuff was.

Is it just collies that use them? Do they distract from the dog in any way? I thought your lead had to be the same colour as the coat so it blends with dog and not distracting from the outline. Only shown terriers so just asking. I like them though.

I don't know about other breeds but they seem to be popular in Rough Collies.  The dogs don't seem to notice one way or another.  I don't like them at all and prefer the lead to 'disappear'. :(

you could try to make your own, ive done a simple one for my girl worked out much cheaper than buying one.

If you haven't already had beaded lead overload ;) then, here is another for you .....

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Showdog-leads/180146818733373?fref=ts

:)

tbo i couldn't get on with it . i prefer a lighter lead.