Sheilajeanne Report post Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Did this belt bag on the weekend. Need to practise my painting skills - kept getting red dye on the horse figure, and damaged the tooling trying to remove it. Ah, well, pleased with how the stitching turned out! Am still trying to get my hands on a bar of glycerine saddle soap for finishing edges. Fortunately, most of the edges on this are inside the bag, so didn't have to bother. The ones that are exposed were finished with Pear's glycerine soap, which is too sticky to do a first-rate job. The tack store says they'll call me when they have some in. This was AFTER they said they did, and I made a trip there to find SOMEONE never bothered checking the shelves... Edited February 20, 2018 by Sheilajeanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handstitched Report post Posted February 20, 2018 G'Day, The colours are quite nice. If it makes you feel a bit better, I did try making one of those, but I made a few boo boos and it ended up in the "reject box " Ha !! . HS Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted February 20, 2018 That looks quite grand so it does Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Thanks, Fred! Handstitched, we've all had a few of those... My most recent one is now being used as a strop for my swivel knife, and for testing dye colours! I think I could still get a few buck for this one, if the buyer wasn't too fussy about the tooling/dyeing not being perfect. It's a perfectly usable bag. Edited February 20, 2018 by Sheilajeanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted February 20, 2018 Was that the Tandy kit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mjolnir Report post Posted February 20, 2018 14 hours ago, Sheilajeanne said: Did this belt bag on the weekend. Need to practise my painting skills - kept getting red dye on the horse figure, and damaged the tooling trying to remove it. Ah, well, pleased with how the stitching turned out! Am still trying to get my hands on a bar of glycerine saddle soap for finishing edges. Fortunately, most of the edges on this are inside the bag, so didn't have to bother. The ones that are exposed were finished with Pear's glycerine soap, which is too sticky to do a first-rate job. The tack store says they'll call me when they have some in. This was AFTER they said they did, and I made a trip there to find SOMEONE never bothered checking the shelves... I think it looks great. There is an art supply that might help you. Liquid frisket. If it was a bleed problem maybe not. frisket is latex. you brush it on things you want to not cover then rub it off. It may help with the high contrast areas. Also I understand Amazon.com doesn't deliver certain things internationally and shipping may increase. I'm feeling blessed to have that behemoth in my back yard. 7 oz bar of feiblings glycerin saddle soap for $6.60 US. Prime so my shipping is free 2 day delivery. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheilajeanne Report post Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Mjolnir, I am really getting fed up with so-called 'resists' that don't resist at all! I think I will see if I can get my hands on that latex coating! No, it wasn't bleeding, and the horse figure already had 2 coats of Eco-flo Super Sheen on it! Once the dye went over the line, due to my sloppy brushwork, it was impossible to remove without damaging the leather. And then, because I'd abraded the top grain trying to get it off, I had to apply another coat of antique. I diluted it with water so it was nothing more than a faint wash applied with a brush, but it soaked in more to the areas with the damaged grain, so the colouring of the figure is very uneven, not to mention still stained with red dye in spots! I live in the country, and there are several other tack shops near by. I just haven't had the chance to call them yet to make sure they have what I need. Many horse people prefer glycerin spray for their tack, so the bars can be difficult to find. I already lucked out at the local Tractor Supply. Kiwican, this was Tandy's Windsor belt bag. The item that is now serving as my strop was also a Tandy kit, a key chain. I decided to carve some Celtic knotwork into it, and it didn't go very well... Edited February 20, 2018 by Sheilajeanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mjolnir Report post Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) What I would do Is use a fine brush and paint the manes of the horses in the green color, it should be dark enough to cover the mishap. practice your painting on paper a little bit. liquid latex should help. leather dyes are like working with water color. Details take practice. Still, your work looks nice the Celtic knots are tough! someone else could better tell you how that would work on top of finishings you have already added. The colors will work though. Edited February 20, 2018 by Mjolnir ps Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikermutt07 Report post Posted February 21, 2018 Sheila, it looks really good even with the little smudgy area. Watch this video I saw the other day. Don shows an easy method for two toning dye. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted February 21, 2018 I would say ; forget two tone dyeing and masking et al and use acrylic paint for details Here's a knife sheath I did some several years ago. The device on the hangar was coloured in with acrylic paint. afaik they are still showing well all this time later. Another; I made this one nearly 20 years ago. I tooled it, primed it with white acrylic paint and used acrylic paints for the details I got it back a couple of years ago for repainting. This is it after about 15 or 16 years of use, worn in all sorts of weather on about 15 days a month for 10 months of each year, thrown into a trunk with maille armour and tools and other weapons. The paint never got anything more than two coats of Pledge Klear floor 'polish' which is actually an acrylic varnish Gel ink pens are also good for outlining. They can be used for colouring in as well but aren't great for that duty. I used one to outline the lace work on this game board The acrylic paints I used are made by Humbrol, meant for builders of plastic models. I now use paints by Vallejo and Revell as well I think, before you part with that bag, if you think it needs it, paint over the horses with acrylic paint, then use a red gel ink pen on the fine lines within the pattern. Let it all dry for at least a few days then gently put on a sealant. Do not go wet with the sealant or go heavy with sponge or brush as that will smudge the gel ink - it never dries totally waterproof. Ideally spray the sealant. If you don't have an airbrush you can put on a light coat or two of a car paintwork clear lacquer or a car clear plastic primer both of which comes in spray cans. [The lacquer is handy to have in the work room] The lacquer will water seal the gel ink, then you can put on more coats of resolene to both seal it and give it extra lustre. If you're not sure about doing this try it out on a practice piece first Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwican Report post Posted February 21, 2018 Wow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
