Members plinkercases Posted July 4, 2018 Members Report Posted July 4, 2018 You are an artist in both mediums! Looking forward to the finished piece. Quote "Oh my God....I beseech thee grant me the grace to remain in Thy Presence; and to this end do Thou prosper me with Thy assistance, receive all my works, and possess all my affections" Brother Lawrence c.1614-1691 plinkercases.ca
Members spacedog Posted July 4, 2018 Author Members Report Posted July 4, 2018 9 hours ago, farns005 said: Very cool! Thanks! 7 hours ago, plinkercases said: You are an artist in both mediums! Looking forward to the finished piece. Ha! Thank you. I'm curious to see it too. Quote
Members spacedog Posted July 5, 2018 Author Members Report Posted July 5, 2018 (edited) This was a bit chancy. I've dyed the belt with dark brown or "bison" brown eco-flow from Tandy mixed with a little water. This is not normal, I know. I'm making a costume piece that isn't supposed to look new, so I need the colour to look streaky and inconsistent. It took two passes to get it where I wanted it. After it had dried a bit I took a damp cloth and rubbed some of the dye off. Once it was fully dried I covered it with two layers of satin shene and then used a black antique gel mixed with a little black dye. It didn't photograph very well, but I'm fairly happy with it. I just have to sew the backing and belting and probably a couple D rings. Edited July 5, 2018 by spacedog Quote
Members spacedog Posted July 8, 2018 Author Members Report Posted July 8, 2018 I have finished all the sewing and glued the edges together. Then I put black edge dressing along all the edges. When it came to the buckle and strap I couldn't find anything I liked, so I made a simple thinner strap and put holes to tie it with a lace. I should probably say again this is a costume piece that isn't supposed to look new, because I decided to take some 1000 grit sandpaper and rough the colour off. Quote
Members spacedog Posted July 8, 2018 Author Members Report Posted July 8, 2018 I'm honestly just making this as I go. I don't have much experience and don't recommend what I'm doing to anyone. Ha! In fact if anyone has any advice, please feel free to pass it on to me. I am self taught on tooling and dying leather and all of the things I make are the first attempts. I have a lot to learn and the things I see on this site amaze me, for their quality and skill. Anyways, after sanding the colour off the high points all along the belt, I took some light brown eco-flo and mixed it with tan antique gel and a little water. I used a brush and painted this mixture on in sections before using a lightly damp cloth to wipe it off. I did this the whole length twice. Here are the results at this point I am pretty close to finished. Thanks for following along. Quote
Members Riem Posted July 8, 2018 Members Report Posted July 8, 2018 Joh, joh... Incredible detail! You say you don't have much experience doing stuff like this? Well, you clearly have an abundance of talent to ride on until 'experience' comes along... No need to "fake it until you make it". Congratulations - well done! Quote "People are more violently opposed to fur than to leather because it's safer to harass people in coats than to try being nasty to motorcycle gangs." ~Anonymous
Members spacedog Posted July 13, 2018 Author Members Report Posted July 13, 2018 (edited) On 2018-07-08 at 12:32 PM, Riem said: Joh, joh... Incredible detail! You say you don't have much experience doing stuff like this? Well, you clearly have an abundance of talent to ride on until 'experience' comes along... No need to "fake it until you make it". Congratulations - well done! Thanks. I really need to get better at dying and edging. My tooling is coming along, but the finishing stuff is not there yet. On 2018-07-11 at 2:43 PM, kiwican said: Great looking belt! Thank you. Here are a couple more pics. Edited July 13, 2018 by spacedog Quote
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