New Laptop/messenger Bag

[AndyL1]

Hey All,

Got another one done this weekend, thought you'd like to see it. This one is in 5/6 ounce Vegetable tanned leather. I did a rather unique dye job on this: oiled it with mink oil and then sprayed diluted brown dye onto it with a spray bottle. This way the dye did not quite soak in due to the oil and left a rather cool mottled appearance (kind of a nice antique effect). Came out rather nice I think! Finished off with neatsfoot oil and Resolene.

Thanks for looking!

Andy

[Scary Leatherworks]

Hey All,

Got another one done this weekend, thought you'd like to see it. This one is in 5/6 ounce Vegetable tanned leather. I did a rather unique dye job on this: oiled it with mink oil and then sprayed diluted brown dye onto it with a spray bottle. This way the dye did not quite soak in due to the oil and left a rather cool mottled appearance (kind of a nice antique effect). Came out rather nice I think! Finished off with neatsfoot oil and Resolene.

Thanks for looking!

Andy

very nice I like the clean rustic look

[SheWolfSilver]

Oooooo that is pretty!

[randypants]

Hey All,

Got another one done this weekend, thought you'd like to see it. This one is in 5/6 ounce Vegetable tanned leather. I did a rather unique dye job on this: oiled it with mink oil and then sprayed diluted brown dye onto it with a spray bottle. This way the dye did not quite soak in due to the oil and left a rather cool mottled appearance (kind of a nice antique effect). Came out rather nice I think! Finished off with neatsfoot oil and Resolene.

Thanks for looking!

Andy

i was thinking about trying this. did you spray it over the entire piece, or just in some spots? i like the look you got from it.

[Ladykahu]

Wow! I just love your bags.. and look forward to you posting pictures of them :-)

How are you getting the celtic stamps to be black? is it just a really fine paintbrush or??

Natalie

[AndyL1]

very nice I like the clean rustic look

Thanks!

Oooooo that is pretty!

Thanks! Glad you like it.

i was thinking about trying this. did you spray it over the entire piece, or just in some spots? i like the look you got from it.

Yeah it was an experiment that turned out right! I sprayed it all over as I didn't want just spots here and there. I figured it would soak in where the mink oil may have not been as even in some places. I think it looks rather natural.

Wow! I just love your bags.. and look forward to you posting pictures of them :-)

How are you getting the celtic stamps to be black? is it just a really fine paintbrush or??

Thanks! No paintbrush here, they are brushed with two coats of super sheen as a resist, then antiqued. After antiquiing I used some denatured alcohol and "scrubbed" off the sheen. This let some dye and antique kind of get into the leather giving it a cool patina (this was done on the small billets with the knots only).

Cheers,

Andy

[jeeperaz]

I think I might have commented on your pics in the past but cant help mentioning again... your photos inspire me.

Thanks for sharing.

[Chavez]

Very nice briefcase!!!!

[AndyL1]

I think I might have commented on your pics in the past but cant help mentioning again... your photos inspire me.

Thanks for sharing.

Thanks a lot! Glad I could pass along some inspiration!

Very nice briefcase!!!!

Thanks!

Andy

[gicts]

Very inspirational! I really like your hardware...mind sharing your source? Are you still stitching by hand?

Edited January 27, 2012 by gicts