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Marlon,

That is awesome. What do you mean by 'slicked'? I noticed you are talking about the grain - how to you 'slick' the grain? Help the noob out! ;)

Also - I like the black backround - it REALLY accents the floral pattern.

TF

Talfuchre, First off welcome to the board and the craft. Slicking is the process of compressing the fibers of the leather to yield a smooth appearance. What it entails is moistening the leather (this is usually done on the flesh side, and/or the edges), and rubbing it with a glass slicker, or a bone folder, or a piece of canvas or nylon. This rubbing generates heat, and sort of 'fuses' the fibers together... it gives a smooth "slick" feel...hence slicking!! If you do a query here, you'll probably find a ton of methods of how to do it.

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Some fine work there Marlon! Good job.

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Some fine work there Marlon! Good job.

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Thanks Bree.

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Marlon....great job on the bag and your stitching looks great!

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Great work, Marlon! Hand-stitching looks great. I'm gonna get it... I am I am I am....

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Thanks Guys...

That means a lot to me. I've been working at bettering my stitching for a while...Seems to be paying off.

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Beautiful work Marlon,

I do love your hand stitching and I really, really like the overall clean look it has :You_Rock_Emoticon:

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Nice Job!

I have one to make about that size - Can you come over and do the hand sewing for me??

Just thought I would ask.

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Nice Job!

I have one to make about that size - Can you come over and do the hand sewing for me??

Just thought I would ask.

Boy Arizona is a bit of a stretch, can you e-mail it to me?? :rofl:

Can't wait for teleportation of inanimate objects!!!

Marlon

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