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http://m.michaels.com/artminds-leather-trim/M10332929.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA3aW2BRCD_cOo5oCFuUMSJADiIMILpTwp3F7UavgJoPEIDIGQz9FnWcp-cX2MxOm7WFF1XBoCGE3w_wcB&cm_mmc=plasearch-_-Google-_-PLA-_-M10332929#top This is the leather i was using. I got it to try the transfer as an attempt to learn poor mans gold foiling with books. I plan to ultimatly use mainly imitation leather for costs reasons. I am binding books and was looking at Hollanders imitation leather. My ultimate theroy was trying to adapt toner transfer and the iron on the gold like they do with card stock, laser printer and laminator. But leather, laser and an iron. I started to think the leather itself isnt a good type for this but i did get some black spots on my first attempt. Which raises the question can only veg tanned leather have the transfer? Which of course would blow the attempt to be economical with imitation leather. TL;DR My leather is probably the wrong kind. See link for what I used. Let me know, thanks! Edit: Posted twice... weird... I blame my phone

As stated I AM using a laser printer. It was normal paper, I tried dabbing to make it damp then burnishing and just rubbing acetone on it.

So I have been trying to transfer a black and white stencil type picture to leather using the acetone method and it does not seem to work at all for me. The only thing that happens is the leather gets damaged, like it melts to the paper sorta. I am using a simple picture from an HP Laser Jet printer, 100% acetone and lightly tabbing on the paper before using preasure from an old credit card to "burnish" the image but the best I have gotten is just spotty black dots. Any tips on why this isn't working or lost cost alternative methods? Edit: Tried the iron method. No transfer at all, some parts of the leather stuck to the paper but that was it.