Ambassador leatheroo Posted March 16, 2014 Ambassador Report Posted March 16, 2014 The method i used for these items was to find a sheet of clear plastic that i could feed into the inkjet printer. I bought the cheapest plastic kitchen cutting mats i could find (two for $2) and cut out an A4 piece. I tried different printer settings and found if set on photo paper, too much ink comes out. I found photo setting for plain paper best. The leather was damp, but not too damp or you get bleed. I slicked the damp leather with a glass slicker. After printing the image on the plastic, transfer to the leather carefully and use a tool to rub the plastic side to help the ink transfer. I let the leather dry and put on a sealer and polished and buffed. The ink seems to stay put! Cheerscaroline Quote
Members cem Posted March 16, 2014 Members Report Posted March 16, 2014 That's a really cool experiment roo, if your printer uses pigment ink it will be a lot more lightfast than normal leather dye as well. Quote
Tree Reaper Posted March 16, 2014 Report Posted March 16, 2014 That was a success, almost antiqish looking. Looks great, thanks for sharing your results. Quote
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