ivan7342 Report post Posted December 6, 2017 Hello guys, my name is Ivan, i`m new to the site and to work with leather, so i guess at the beginning i will ask a lot of questions... So far i been doing a few simple coasters and bookmarks for me and friends. Now i want to take it one step further and i would like to start adding designs to them, for example, something like this: Which options do i have? i think one option would be do a stamp with a 3D printer, but i don`t think it would be practical to do a new stamp for each thing i want to do or change Any ideas or links to tutorials to see where to start from will be welcomed Thanks. Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernCross Report post Posted December 6, 2017 I think a design like that is going to require a laser. Search youtube for info on laser on leather. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stetson912 Report post Posted December 6, 2017 A laser would work well. However, if you find a wood burning tool or soldering iron with a fine tip, you could burn that into the leather with it. It's called pyrography, usually done on wood but I've seen stunning examples on leather too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Northmount Report post Posted December 6, 2017 This design is rather large for a coaster. Shrinking it would make some of the detail very fine, which of course would increase the level of difficulty substantially. I would suggest a less complicated design for a coaster. You might look on the web for line drawings, coloring books, and such. Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ivan7342 Report post Posted December 7, 2017 Thanks for the answers guys! The laser way looks really good, but as far as i can see, the machines are pretty expensive, starting from a couple thousands euros and up from there, out of my budget at this moment, but i will keep it in mind for the future. I already have the tool for pyrography, but i haven`t used it yet, so i will start looking some tutorials on it, and yeah, i will start with a los less complicated designs, maybe i could do just the tree and the starts. I will post some pictures of my results laters. Thanks again. Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rahere Report post Posted February 5, 2021 A laser just cost me £120/$160. It's not for cutting, just marking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted February 5, 2021 32 minutes ago, coxdenis32 said: How to find patterns on leather products? The answer is right in front of you....>>> HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rahere Report post Posted February 12, 2021 4 hours ago, coxdenis32 said: Thanks, but I'm looking for cheaper options. I recently found a cool custom design with MasterBundles. You can get a big discount if you have time to place your order. I have punished several packs for colorless garments and colored versions of winter patterns. If you have a community workshop like a hackerspace around, that might work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
