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I wasn't really sure where to post this or even what to title it.

But this is a technique I use sometimes when I need to transfer a pattern from design to an actual piece of leather.

I also use this technique to transfer a tooled design to posterboard, then trace over wet leather.

I first layout the design. I use my computer to draw almost everything I do.

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Print in a pretty thick line.

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Tape face down to posterboard.

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Burnish over the lines. I use a pencil so I can see what I've covered.

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Remove design. You should have a decent line on the posterboard.

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Cut out.

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Trace to whatever skin you're going to use. In this case, shark.

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Ready to sew down.

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Sewn down.

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The finished product.

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Nice tutorial, Kevin. I'm guessing you're using an inkjet printer, right?

Dave

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I wasn't really sure where to post this or even what to title it.

But this is a technique I use sometimes when I need to transfer a pattern from design to an actual piece of leather........Ready to sew down.

post-3955-071122800 1329109313_thumb.jpg

Great tutorial Kevin. I did something very similar to this recently but instead of using posterboard that will eventually wear out, I used aluminum flashing from a roll we had out in the garage. A pair of tin snips, a file and I have a sturdy template

I do have some questions though. What program do you use to digitally draw your designs? Do you use a Wacom Tablet and stylus too?

S

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Thanks so much for showing us this. Can you tell us what software you used to make these templates with? THanks much.

I wasn't really sure where to post this or even what to title it.

But this is a technique I use sometimes when I need to transfer a pattern from design to an actual piece of leather.

I also use this technique to transfer a tooled design to posterboard, then trace over wet leather.

I first layout the design. I use my computer to draw almost everything I do.

post-3955-045582800 1329109305_thumb.jpg

Print in a pretty thick line.

post-3955-054266100 1329109306_thumb.jpg

Tape face down to posterboard.

post-3955-030877100 1329109307_thumb.jpg

Burnish over the lines. I use a pencil so I can see what I've covered.

post-3955-035227700 1329109308_thumb.jpg

Remove design. You should have a decent line on the posterboard.

post-3955-042203700 1329109309_thumb.jpg

Cut out.

post-3955-048647000 1329109310_thumb.jpg

Trace to whatever skin you're going to use. In this case, shark.

post-3955-005747600 1329109311_thumb.jpg

post-3955-008386700 1329109312_thumb.jpg

post-3955-070774200 1329109312_thumb.jpg

Ready to sew down.

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Nice tutorial, Kevin. I'm guessing you're using an inkjet printer, right?

Dave

Thanks, Dave. Ya, inkjet.

How exactly do you transfer a design to wet leather like this?

Click Here for the answer to that question.

Great tutorial Kevin. I did something very similar to this recently but instead of using posterboard that will eventually wear out, I used aluminum flashing from a roll we had out in the garage. A pair of tin snips, a file and I have a sturdy template

I do have some questions though. What program do you use to digitally draw your designs? Do you use a Wacom Tablet and stylus too?

S

Thanks. I use CorelDraw. I have used the Wacoms in the past, but found it easier for me to use a mouse.

Thanks so much for showing us this. Can you tell us what software you used to make these templates with? THanks much.

CorelDraw.

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