Inverted the resist to in turn invert the dye. I wish I had done the majority of it the way I did the buckle tab(bottom piece), looks nicer. Oh well. Sadly, first picture - already cut, tooled, punched and prepped for dye.

Inverted the resist to in turn invert the dye. I wish I had done the majority of it the way I did the buckle tab(bottom piece), looks nicer. Oh well. Sadly, first picture - already cut, tooled, punched and prepped for dye.

This was posted 2 years ago. Notes. .
3rd coat + finish applied. Many hours of being patient while things dry :/ L to R: Briar Brown, Dark Cocoa Brown, Saddle Tan, Primrose Red, Sky Blue, Raisin Mahogany.

3rd coat + finish applied. Many hours of being patient while things dry :/

L to R: Briar Brown, Dark Cocoa Brown, Saddle Tan, Primrose Red, Sky Blue, Raisin Mahogany.

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 0 notes. .
Second coat…hard to see because I effed up the photo. Generally much more even colouring, and the red/blue are darker (red is less pink) No luck on the raisin mahogany - supposed to be purple eventually. We’ll see what a 3rd coat brings.

Second coat…hard to see because I effed up the photo. Generally much more even colouring, and the red/blue are darker (red is less pink)

No luck on the raisin mahogany - supposed to be purple eventually. We’ll see what a 3rd coat brings.

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 0 notes. .
Left to right: Briar Brown, Dark Cocoa Brown, Saddle Tan, Persimmon Red, Sky Blue, Raisin Mahogany. Single coat. Going to do up to 3 I think; plus a finish.

Left to right: Briar Brown, Dark Cocoa Brown, Saddle Tan, Persimmon Red, Sky Blue, Raisin Mahogany.

Single coat. Going to do up to 3 I think; plus a finish.

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 0 notes. .
L to R: Briar Brown, Dark Cocoa Brown, Saddle Tan, Persimmon Red, Sky Blue, Raisin Mahogany. First coat. Better shot with DSLR to follow.

L to R: Briar Brown, Dark Cocoa Brown, Saddle Tan, Persimmon Red, Sky Blue, Raisin Mahogany. First coat. Better shot with DSLR to follow.

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 0 notes. .
Stain test - blue on a bracelet. Not perfectly even but I think another coat would sort it.

Stain test - blue on a bracelet. Not perfectly even but I think another coat would sort it.

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 0 notes. .

Dye (well, stain)

I guess this shouldn’t have surprised me but different leathers take dyes in different ways. Pretty big variations in darkness and texture. Glad I found out on some test pieces though.

It may be related to the fact that I treated the lighter piece with water first (for tooling), will have to repeat on the darker piece with water to see.

Problem is predicting how the pieces will look now. Oh well. Blue is still blue, etc.

This was posted 2 years ago. Notes.
But still enjoyable

But still enjoyable

This was posted 2 years ago. Notes. .
Didn’t hide it entirely

Didn’t hide it entirely

This was posted 2 years ago. Notes. .
Again, not the final product.

Again, not the final product.

This was posted 2 years ago. Notes. .
Resist applied inside. Slight slop on the edges, but final dye job should fix that I hope.

Resist applied inside. Slight slop on the edges, but final dye job should fix that I hope.

This was posted 2 years ago. Notes. .
After the knife

After the knife

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 1 note. .
Unsteady hands on an uneven surface = not so bad I guess?

Unsteady hands on an uneven surface = not so bad I guess?

This was posted 2 years ago. Notes. .
Tracing the pattern for tooling. Should have tooled before assembly but originally I wasn’t going to tool it.

Tracing the pattern for tooling. Should have tooled before assembly but originally I wasn’t going to tool it.

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 1 note. .
Backstitching

Backstitching

This was posted 2 years ago. It has 1 note. .