Kevin King Report post Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) 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. Print in a pretty thick line. Tape face down to posterboard. Burnish over the lines. I use a pencil so I can see what I've covered. Remove design. You should have a decent line on the posterboard. Cut out. Trace to whatever skin you're going to use. In this case, shark. Ready to sew down. Edited February 13, 2012 by Kevin King Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin King Report post Posted February 13, 2012 Sewn down. The finished product. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bison Report post Posted February 13, 2012 Nice tutorial, Kevin. I'm guessing you're using an inkjet printer, right? Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HellfireJack Report post Posted February 13, 2012 How exactly do you transfer a design to wet leather like this? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylvia Report post Posted February 13, 2012 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. 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewYorkerInSydney Report post Posted February 14, 2012 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. Print in a pretty thick line. Tape face down to posterboard. Burnish over the lines. I use a pencil so I can see what I've covered. Remove design. You should have a decent line on the posterboard. Cut out. Trace to whatever skin you're going to use. In this case, shark. Ready to sew down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin King Report post Posted February 14, 2012 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
