Dream Evil Designs

[wolvenstien]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CUSTOM-Tool...097587605QQrdZ1

Check it out, what do you think?

[pepin1948]

Not as nice as most of the work I've seen on THIS site!

[Guest]

Not as nice as most of the work I've seen on THIS site!

I believe that Dream Evil Designs is a company that sells the work of several leather workers. Therefore, I have to support their efforts. Most of their designs center around airbrushed multiple color stain jobs; their work is easily identified by their color pallet. I don't think there is as much actual tooling as it may appear at first glance as they rely rather heavily on the color to define the artwork. Their leather workers do some really nice lacing. Their technique is the wet molding process which I personally don't like to do; but which produces a nice looking product. I also don't like the "felt" backs that these seats have. It is done to cover up rather messy looking leather work on the back of the seat and the felt doesn't wear well in my opinion especially if the bike is ridden in rough weather. Some will disagree with that so I'm just expressing an opinion. The seat shown in this link is rather unusual for Dream Evil Designs as their work is usually of the drooling skull variety which is what seems to sell on Ebay. Which is one reason why I don't sell there. I believe that several of us on this site who do really nice work have chosen not to market on Ebay. But to do them justice you have to admit that the overall product is pretty nice looking and the subject matter on this one is good.

I hope this doesn't come across as sour grapes; because it was not intended to. If there is sour grapes here is would be toward what sells on Ebay. Really nice tooling like Shirley's Sheridan style seat or Beeza's Paisley Rising Sun would probably go unsold on Ebay.

Just my opinion,

Dave Theobald

Edited March 20, 2007 by David

[$$hobby]

I believe that Dream Evil Designs is a company that sells the work of several leather workers. Therefore, I have to support their efforts. Most of their designs center around airbrushed multiple color stain jobs; their work is easily identified by their color pallet. I don't think there is as much actual tooling as it may appear at first glance as they rely rather heavily on the color to define the artwork. Their leather workers do some really nice lacing. Their technique is the wet molding process which I personally don't like to do; but which produces a nice looking product. I also don't like the "felt" backs that these seats have. It is done to cover up rather messy looking leather work on the back of the seat and the felt doesn't wear well in my opinion especially if the bike is ridden in rough weather. Some will disagree with that so I'm just expressing an opinion. The seat shown in this link is rather unusual for Dream Evil Designs as their work is usually of the drooling skull variety which is what seems to sell on Ebay. Which is one reason why I don't sell there. I believe that several of us on this site who do really nice work have chosen not to market on Ebay. But to do them justice you have to admit that the overall product is pretty nice looking and the subject matter on this one is good.

I hope this doesn't come across as sour grapes; because it was not intended to. If there is sour grapes here is would be toward what sells on Ebay. Really nice tooling like Shirley's Sheridan style seat or Beeza's Paisley Rising Sun would probably go unsold on Ebay.

Just my opinion,

Dave Theobald

i would be interested in knowing how long the lacing and felt lasts especially on a motorcycle seat. I re-upholstred my last car seats in Pendleton Wool. I used the same materiaial they used in their wool coats. it was nice, but they only lasted about 2+ years before the high spots began to show wear from the behinds/backs rubbing/sliding over them.