How Do I Stop My Leather Stretching When Embossing?

[Pinky]

Just wondering what I can stick to the back of a belt that I'm planning on embossing to stop it from going out of shape.

Also wondering what you would use to line the back of the belt to give it a neater finish by covering the embossing indentations or if you would even bother doing this?

[Tina]

There's several ways "out there" to help out...I use the blue 3M's tape (2 inch wide) in 2 layers, crossed at the back. I'm sure more tips will come in to help you out :-)

[Pinky]

Thanks Tina!

[Dwight]

I don't have a lot of experience embossing, . . . but the last belts we did, . . . we lightened the pressure a bit, . . . made everything so much better.

We wanted really deep impressions, . . . but it gave us other problems, . . . like you mentioned.

May God bless,

Dwight

[BDAZ]

I line with suede..

cu

Bob

[wlg190861]

I've never embossed but, I would use Gorilla duct tape, one way to stop stretching. I just made a belt and, lined it with pig skin, thought it was not going to work out good but, after wearing for two weeks, I love it

[3wunder]

I don't know whether or not I'm remembering this correctly, but I think I read some book where they mentioned sticking the leather onto cardboard with non-permanent glue ... might've been for some other purpose, though.

Ed. for grammar.

Edited March 15, 2014 by 3wunder

[evensteven]

Go to the hardware store and buy some clear, adhesive shelf liner. Cut it to size and stick it to the back of your leather before you tool. Works great!