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    Thank you. That is exactly what I meant. Blank just meant the fabric. Ive never heard of these before.
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    That's fantastic. Can you post pics of your equipment and some of the blank products?
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    You are correct in being concerned that dye can soak in to surrounding details, so you just have to be careful. Never put a fully loaded brush against any part you want to leave another color. If it were me, I would dye the red first and then carefully dye black around the remaining area. If you chose to paint, you will want to use acrylic paints, and the techniques are the same, except that acrylic paint will cover dye. However, I find its best to leave any area that is to be painted un-dyed. Dye can leach into the paint and discolor the paint so that you need more coats to cover the dye.
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    I just bought a glass cutting board without texture from the grocery store. Its the same size as my slab and it works for most projects. I have also been known to use brass weights or my leather weights to hold pieces flat til they dry.
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    Nice clean work!
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    Are you sure they didn't say crisp enough? A crisp impression is dependent on the tool maker. Some stamps suck, while others are much sharper. I wouldn't recommend sharpening them.
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    Oil before dye will help the color set better and reduce streaks to a certain degree, but I don't know about the potato chip effect. When dealing with thin leather, I place it under glass or weights to prevent curling.
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    Looks like natural calf to me too. Here's how I do mexican round braid. I think it looks better than other braids. One in Kangaroo, the other in Natural calf lace.
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    If you moisten them from the back and then slick them, you might get some of the size back as they will stretch while slicking. Just make sure you don't over do it or they will be too big or not square anymore.
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    Yup.
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    That is the oddest bicycle I have ever seen. Love the bag though!
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    Bill, You nailed it. In the museum in Athens, there was a LOT of bling, and a lot of gold. There's another design that was my first choice, its called a meandrous. Sort of like the wave pattern but spirals. At the price point for these, hand carving it was out of the question, and the leather wouldn't have supported it anyway. Greek clothing and are was very detailed and their metal work was astounding. So much precision in their surviving jewelry. I just tried to channel some of the feeling of the things we say rather than recreate a specific piece. Hopefully, the client will like them.
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    Thank you. I like to use friction for straps and retention. In this case, I just put two cords in one hole and there's enough friction to keep it tight. And in the keepers creating a sharp bend and it won't move unless you want it to.
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    Thank you. I remember the days where I would hide the back side of stitching Honestly I have no idea. Could be fat milled. Nat calls it oil hide, but it isn't like any oil hide I've ever seen. Has a textured surface on it and stamps ok, but its very soft. Thank you. Me too. The second one of anything is always better Thanks!
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    Artistic license. You COULD do it by hand and some of the art in Acropolis Museum in Athens has something similar, if not quite as crisp.
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    We were commissioned to make a series of bags for a Greek historical society as part of their costumes. Each bag is supposed to be unique and the only requirements are that there is no metal on any bag, and that any design features must have been possible in ancient Greece. This bag features all hand made construction, and adjustable strap with no buckles and a captive loop closure. Of course, it's hand stitched and made with love The only cheat is the thread. I should have used linen but this is nylon. Shhhhh.
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    It's one of those things that most people wouldn't even notice. Good catch. To be honest, I noticed at the last minute that it wasn't going to work fully stitched, but I had already punched the holes. So yes, it was me GAINING experience. Stitching of the whole bag maybe took me 45 minutes to an hour. There can be things that are done artfully without being art. I am just good at making things look nice
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    Thanks, everyone. Yin, the closure tab is not stitched to the front all the way, only the top third or so, allowing it to move freely. I just thought the stitches looked odd only at the top.
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    Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah! Do it yourself Waxing Kit!!!
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    Gary, thanks! Its a wave stamp from Bob Beard.
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    Oh you're a photoshop guru! Nice!
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    I am referring to transfers that are more than just line art, but out of curiosity, how do you adjust line thickness on images? Are you creating your own files?
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    Another bag for our historical society clients. The only rule is no metal and no colors that didn't exist back then. There were actually a wide variety of pigments available, but you can't go wrong with plain. There is a lot of leeway and artistic license in a product "that could have been used," in ancient times. So we looked at shapes depicted on pottery to come up with this design.
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    Good tip. We do that too, but for this piece, its good to demo the benefits and pitfalls of tracing. Plus, if you aren't adding color to your piece, the transfer method doesn't work.
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    Me too. They were made for me by justkate
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