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Do you have any more left? Definitely interested.

Hi Rubo, Yes, I know your company does that. But I don't want to have to outsource whenever I want to print something, not to mention I don't have large runs that I need printed, making it not a cost effective solution. I am looking to learn how to print on leather at home.

So after all the hunting around, it seems that the heat transfer/sublimation technique that is done usually to transfer images onto t-shirts is the best way. But it looks like you need the transfer press, a special printer and particular inks. I don't know that I want to invest in all that without the guarantee that it'll work.

Thanks everyone! When I searched for other people on etsy who printed on leather, one person tagged their item with "screen print". The only thing is, from my limited knowledge of screenprinting, aren't you restricted to only a few colours? The people who are doing it on etsy seem to have quite the colour array on theirs. I found this tutorial initially - but when I tried it the print scratched, crackled and rubbed off.. http://justsomething...ing-techinques/ I tried the dark transfers like they suggested, but that didn't look good at all, so I tried the light - which looked good, but didn't stay. I don't think all the people on etsy doing this have access to printers that cost $15k or complex screenprinting setups, most people on etsy are crafters (like me) who DIY from home. If anyone has any other suggestions please let me know. I read somewhere that there's a technique called "sublimation" that may work - but no idea what it is or how to do it. OK, more hunting, found this tutorial: http://www.lilblueboo.com/2011/10/glittery-leather-cuff-w-transfer-a-tutorial-and-download.html Might be the next thing I try since it looks closer to what they're doing.

Hi everyone, We're new on the forum, and have been working with leather for a little over a year now. On etsy, I've seen a few sellers who print designs onto leather (it looks like for the most part they're printing on to vegtan, but I'm not entirely sure.. http://www.etsy.com/listing/98992256/leather-iphone-4-4s-case-dragon-tattoo http://www.etsy.com/listing/95007066/iphone-4-case-genuine-leather-black Does anyone know how to do this? I've tried using t-shirt transfers the way one tutorial said to, but the results were less than stellar. Would love your thoughts!

We got ours from this guy on Etsy - Calvin. http://www.etsy.com/listing/81882106/custom-leather-stamp-for-stamping?ref=sr_gallery_5&ga_search_query=leather+stamp&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=handmade $32. He also does one attached to a heat stick (kind of like a soldering iron) for $108.