Members BobW Posted December 1, 2014 Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 (edited) I picked up a new phone on Black Friday. I made a new sleeve for it Saturday. It was made from 3-4oz veg tan leather. I put a celtic symbol on the front. The symbol was treated to medium brown gel antique and covered with acrylic finisher. I dyed the remainder of the exterior with Fiebing's black oil dye. It was stitched with light brown Tiger thread. The edges were burnished with glycerin then saddle soap and finished with parafin. I apply the parafin with a wool disc I made for my Dremel. This heats the parafin and the leather and allows penetration. The inside surfaces were treated with Tan Kote to make the phone slide easily. The exterior surfaces of the sleeve were treated with a home made beeswax based conditioner/protector. The combination of the conditioner and edge treatments leaves the sleeve with the smell of leather and a soft touch. Edited December 1, 2014 by BobW Quote Bob
Northmount Posted December 1, 2014 Report Posted December 1, 2014 Really nice job! Making me jealous. Tom Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted December 1, 2014 Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 Now, that's one sweet little case! Quote
Members Basically Bob Posted December 1, 2014 Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 Bob, did you use a "mask" on the knot before dying the case black? How did you do that? Quote
Members BDAZ Posted December 1, 2014 Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 Nice Case..Nice phone. A technique I use with Feibings Oil dye is to paint liquid latex on the stamp area as a resist. Use a couple of coats and then spray with impunity. Once dry, peel off the latex and you have almost virgin leather. The latex will darken the leather just slightly but much more effective than the resists typically used. Cya! Bob Quote
Members BobW Posted December 1, 2014 Author Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 Thanks guys for the kind words. I'm happy with the way it turned out. Basically Bob, I did not use a mask, I simply used a fine line brush and a (mostly) steady hand around the knot. I applied the rest of the black dye with a rag. With a nearly dry rag I brushed lightly one time over the knot, catching the high spots. Thanks again, BobW Quote Bob
Members Rohn Posted December 1, 2014 Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 Beautiful job!!! Quote Rohn(John 8:32) And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV)
Members retiredff Posted December 1, 2014 Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 Nice case, your stitching is great! what size thread and the SPI? Tony Quote
Members Wild Bill46 Posted December 1, 2014 Members Report Posted December 1, 2014 Bob ------------------------ I gotta say, That is a super beautiful job , especially in such a short span of time. color, stitching exicution, all are beautiful, Congratulations ! Thanx for posting --------------------- Wild Bill46 Quote
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