JoeSnuffie Report post Posted March 6, 2014 I'm starting work on a customer's nautical themed wallet and bracelet and this is what I've come up with so far. Hobby Lobby has had a nice sale on rubber stamps. They seems to work great with Fiebing's black spirit dye. I use a small piece of sponge and put a thin layer of the dye on a plastic sheet and let the stamp soak a couple seconds. Then I put the stamp on the leather and press down a few seconds. It seems to work very well. The map is on 1.75oz goat and the stamp large enough to more than cover one side of a wallet. The bottom shows the results of the dye stamp and a couple charms I might work into the wallet or bracelet. The top is a quick dye test to make sure there is no bleeding or streaking. I let the stamp dry overnight and dyed this morning. the left side is Fiebings Pro Oil Chocolate and the right is Fiebing's spirit Tan. There was no streaking or bleeding on either side. FYI, there is a definite difference in the feel of the two sides. The side done in Oil Dye is a little stiffer but still soft and the side done with the spirit dye is very stiff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knazim Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Have you tried bending/folding the leather to see if the ink is holding up? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeSnuffie Report post Posted March 6, 2014 I didn't use ink, I used Fiebing's black spirit dye and the brown and tan dyes over that. I've got no idea how ink would react with the dyes or how durable it might be so I just tried dye. I imagine it will hold up as well as any other normally dyed leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
knazim Report post Posted March 6, 2014 Got it. Thanks for posting this and for the explanation. Time to try this now Regards KN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
