odynrose

Nice, thank you! Will have to look into that for distressing Still wondering if anyone's got any idea for my main question, though, regarding the ability to recreate that natural jagged edge that comes on a hide, other than burning it!

Thank you! That sounds like it could work, but I have no way of accessing one of those and am on a bit of a budget... any backup tips?

Hi there! I'm having a little trouble figuring out how the layers of lambskin leather in the photos have natural-looking raw and asymmetrical, distressed-looking edges. I can only assume that the designer only used the edges of the hides for that natural, jagged look. On the other hand, if you were to "cut out your own" jagged edge, it would look silly and very obvious, so that is an automatic no. I couldn't find any techniques online on how to create these organic-looking distressed edges by hand... I thought about a dremel but I feel like it may not give the same successful effect as it would on something like denim. Then, I heard of burning/singing the lambskin edges. I like this idea and it sounds like it will work, but haven't tried yet. Although, the leather in the photos doesn't look singed, and I don't exactly want charred edges, either. You can also tell how both photos have long, stringy-looking tattered leather sections. I would THINK that is done by a dremel but again, don't know if feasible. ANY tips on how to achieve or experiement with this effect would be super appreciated! Seems so easy but it's not! :-P Thank you!!