Embossing "stuff" Material

[LuisPaulo]

Hi.

I want to give a try on embossing leather, but I dont know wich material could I use.

I saw Clay's tutorial, and he uses leather dust and rubber cement.

Since these materials aren't ready available for me, I wonder if can I use wood dust, and I think PVA glue to make the mixture....

[ClayB]

Some people have used wood dust and glue to make the mixture. This would make a filler that dries hard and stiff. You would not be able to do further shaping on the project once it had been filled with this filler like you can when using leather dust and rubber cement, but it would allow you to try the technique. Give it a try and see how it works for you.

I can get leather dust for you, but shipping out of country can be quite expensive.

[TwinOaks]

If you have been making any leather products, you probably have scraps laying around. Take those scraps and sand, scrap, chop, grind, etc. to make your own dust. If you skive any projects, all those little peelings can be used.

[King's X]

F.O. Baird used torn up newspaper. So I guess you can use anything. I am sure you that you have your leather shavings around. Hidecrafter's sell a large bag of leather dust for $2.50 if the shipping is worth it to you.

Good luck

[LuisPaulo]

Yep my friends !!!

Tnak you for the replies.

Today I'm thinking just like that. I have tons of scraps. I'll use that, and the best of all I'm recycling this material !!!

Sorry for my bad English.

[BIGGUNDOCTOR]

Don't worry about your English, my Spanish is not that good, neither is my Portuguese, German, French, ......you get the idea.

[and]

I use dryer lint I collect the lint after drying towels the glue I use to fix the lint in place is tandy ecoweld grain to grain it remains plyable but very strong.