pattern transfert

[yan]

to the other ''artisticly challenge'' :

anyone got a easy trick to transfert pattern on leather?

I can't draw (I could'nt a strait line if my life depended on it) so I would like to use computer to make my pattern.

[Tina]

It sounds like Billy 2-shews method would fit you perfectly:-)

I think this is the link to use... http://www.leatherworker.net/whois.htm

[yan]

it is a link to get a dvd?

what is on it?

[hidepounder]

to the other ''artisticly challenge'' :

anyone got a easy trick to transfert pattern on leather?

I can't draw (I could'nt a strait line if my life depended on it) so I would like to use computer to make my pattern.

Yan,

Are you talking about transfering a tooling pattern to your leather?

Edited August 6, 2009 by hidepounder

[yan]

yes, I want to try tooling but the drawing part is a problem for me.

for the general shape I use cardbox, cut and recut till I have the shape I want

Edited August 6, 2009 by yan

[TimKleffner]

Howdy Yan

What I do is draw or trace my pattern onto 100% rag vellum. It's a engineering grade tracing paper. After I trace the pattern, I spray the back with clear fixative. that makes the paper water resistant. I cut my leather a bit over size then tape it on the back, then apply a thin coat of rubber cement to the back and to a piece of plexiglass. After that's applied, I case [dampen] [not wet] my leather, let it rest for about 5 minutes, then take the tracing and center it on the leather and use blue masking tape and tape around close to the cut edge on one side. I take another colored pen, begin my tracing on one side and work from either left to right and top to bottom. The paper will dampen and stretch a bit , just take your time. with the taped paper in place, gently lift the paper up and peak once and a while to make sure you have all your lines drawn in.

That's what I do, hope it works for you

Happy tooling

Tim

[yan]

tanks, I'll just find some rag vellum locally and should be ready to start trying stuff in a couple of days.

[TimKleffner]

I buy my 100% rag vellum from Office Depot. I believe that any office supply house will have or can order the product

Tim

[Hilly]

I just buy rolls of tracing film from Tandy. Trace my patterns onto it, and then lay it on my cased leather. Lightly trace the lines with a stylus to transfer the design onto the leather. If I'm doing a large project, I tape it down, being careful not to let the adhesive from the tape touch the front side of the leather. If I have a piece of tape that will touch the grain side, I cover the sticky part with paper or tissue to keep it off the grain. I usually run my tape around the edges to the back side of my projects, and this keeps it in place while I trace.

Just make sure that you don't allow sticky tapes to touch the grain side of your leather, or it will leave marks. Some people have used a low tack type of tape, but I have found that this will also leave marks at times.

I have no experience with the rag vellum others have mentioned. I do know that if you use the tracing film, you can save it, and reuse your design many times in stead of retracing it every time.

Do some experimenting on scrap first to find the method that works best for you.

Edited August 7, 2009 by Hilly

[Somawas]

Cut a piece of Tandy tracing film to 8.5" x 11", using a straight edge. Put the tracing film into the photocopier. Put the art on the glass. Push the button. Do not put the ink side onto the cased leather.