NFO Shadows Around My Stamps

[WriterSteven]

After stamping in some snowflakes and dyeing my leather, I thought my project could use some NFO. I added a liberal coat and immediately wiped away the excess. I think my mistake was not pushing my cloth down in each stamp to get the oil out. Anyway, I came in this morning and all of my stamped snowflakes have a dark oiled area surrounding the stamps. I used Fiebings Pro Spanish Brown, so it’s kind of a lighter color. I did this to five sleighbell door hangers, so I’m freaking out a little. I went over a couple with walnut which helped a little, but you can still really see the oil. Is there anything I can try to pull the oil out short of dyeing these things black?

Pretty discouraged today…

[FrankHester]

I have no answer, but I do like the way it looks!

Edited November 9, 2024 by Herbie
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[AlZilla]

In fact, the NFO might resist the black dye. It looks fine. Highlights the snowflakes.

[DieselTech]

It will be fine, set it somewhere in the sun for a a day or 2. It will eventually soak/ migrate it's way away. 

[WriterSteven]

Thanks. When the sun decides to shine again, I’ll set them out on the back porch. Hopefully it will help. I appreciate the advice. 

[JDFred]

The shadow around the snowflakes matches your edge which looks really good.  I think your struggling with that problem a lot of us have, looking to close at our work.

[WriterSteven]

Probably so JDFred.  I guess we see things that others will never notice. I suppose we’re all the biggest critics of our work. 

[Northmount]

6 hours ago, WriterSteven said:

I thought my project could use some NFO. I added a liberal coat and immediately wiped away the excess. I think my mistake was not pushing my cloth down in each stamp to get the oil out.

Part of it is the burnishing from your stamping, and that is what you want.  Over a few days the NFO will even out as it migrates a little.

I'm always cautious adding NFO.  Light applications.  Like dye, it is easy to add more, not easy to take it back out.

[dikman]

If you had just shown me that, without saying anything about the dye, I would have said it looks great and would have asked how you high-lighted the snowflakes!