IngleGunLeather Posted December 4, 2012 Report Posted December 4, 2012 (edited) So, I was practicing my basket stamping in order to start basket stamping some 1.5 in belts. I really didn't like the way it turned out. I set my stitch line at 3/16in, which is too narrow, gonna have to mark at 1/4" so the foot will have enough surface material. Well, after the stitch line and border line is set, that really didn't give me a lot of room for stamping. I used a Craftool X511 for this piece and it only gave me two rows after I did the border stamp. Oh, and does anyone not take their stamping all the way to the tip? Does anyone end their stamping before they get to the holes? Any tips or suggestions would be appreciated. Edited December 4, 2012 by CountryTrash Quote Ingle Gun leather
Ambassador pete Posted December 4, 2012 Ambassador Report Posted December 4, 2012 I personally think that basketweaves look better on the diagonal. Gives you more room too. pete Quote
Moderator bruce johnson Posted December 4, 2012 Moderator Report Posted December 4, 2012 It all depends on what kind of a look you are going for. I did a ton of belts with the #500 basket set at an angle to get more lines. The guy who taught me to stamp was into the "ratios" of elements. . He gave me a couple rule of thumbs for sizing the border tool to match blocks and baskets. His advice was that the border stamp width should be the same as the width of the end of the basket stamp. If you lay that border back a little more to the heels it will fade into the basketstamping smoother and not take as big a bite out too. Quote Bruce Johnson Malachi 4:2 "the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com
IngleGunLeather Posted December 4, 2012 Author Report Posted December 4, 2012 I personally think that basketweaves look better on the diagonal. Gives you more room too. pete Thanks, I'll try setting up a diagonal pattern. It all depends on what kind of a look you are going for. I did a ton of belts with the #500 basket set at an angle to get more lines. The guy who taught me to stamp was into the "ratios" of elements. . He gave me a couple rule of thumbs for sizing the border tool to match blocks and baskets. His advice was that the border stamp width should be the same as the width of the end of the basket stamp. If you lay that border back a little more to the heels it will fade into the basketstamping smoother and not take as big a bite out too. That makes sense Bruce. I'll experiment more with different borders. Thanks. Quote Ingle Gun leather
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