Anyone Done Any Hotrod Pinstripe Tooling?

[MonicaJacobson]

I tried hot rod striping on a bag, but it was the first time and the only time, so I'm not saying I represented it very well. (Also, I hadn't sealed the bag yet, and the edges are terrible, so... yeah...)

[Solofalcon]

I did look up a pinstriping design to stitch into an archery arm guard in conjunction with some Celtic knot work. This may not be exactly what your looking for but may be a different approach.

[Dwight]

Probably if it were my project, . . . a set of plastic (clear) French curves, . . . and a hand stitch gouger would by my approach.

Figure out which part of the curve to use for which lines, . . . lay out the start and end points for each line beforehand with a pair of dull dividers, . . . use a piece of masking tape at the beginning and the ending of each curve to mark where you start and where you end.

Depending on the size, . . . that shouldn't take too long that way, . . . and following the French curve, . . . it's hard to mess that up if you take your time and really, really pay attention.

Painting in the stitch gouges is kinda tricky, . . . but it would look really nice when it was done. I'd probably use a hypodermic needle and some really thinned down paint, . . . maybe have to do a couple of coats, . . . but just track through the gouge line, . . . emitting a bit of paint as you go.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Greg528it]

My first thought would be to stitch the pattern with red and white thread. Second thought, a stitch grooving tool run free hand to the pattern. Or I my self would sand blast the pattern using photo resist. It would also be real easy to paint with the resist still on.

[ikewineb]

David, what's a header blade?

I think a gouge tool would be the way to go. They are adjustable, so you could vary the depth and therefore the width of the lines. Personally, I would simply antique it. I've never used paints though.