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Using Shape Punches: 1) At left, punches go just part-way into leather. 2) At right, the punch goes all the way through the leather. T3106-00 Wing T3103-00 Diamond T3105-00 Heart U858 Mules Foot T3200 Round Punch T3106-00 Wing T3103-00 Diamond T3105-00 Heart CENTER is stamped with U858 Mules Foot, cut-out with a craft knife Border is scribed with a wing di- vider, then cut with a swivel knife The design and border were colored using permanent fine point markers. Be careful to stay within punched designs. When dry, a protective leather finish (Leather Sheen) was applied. Coloring: The piece was colored using Fiebing’s leather dye applied with a dauber. Care was taken to get dye down into punched shapes. When dry, a protective leather finish (Leather Sheen) was applied. Mandala Designs 3 Using Shape Punches & Stamps In order to successfully tool a Mandala, it is important to keep all impressions symmetrical and evenly spaced. See Tip Sheet - How To Set-up A Mandala Grid to help you. ALWAYS PRACTICE your design on scrap leather before tooling it on your project leather. A Mandala is a complex abstract design that is usually circular in form. Designing and coloring your own Mandalas can be both inspirational and therapeutic. Coloring: For overall coloring, use a leather dye or stain. Then when dry, add a protective leather finish. For Spot Colors: Use permanent markers and or acrylic paints applied with a fine point brush. When completely dry, apply a clear protective leather finish. TIP - When tooling your design, carefully follow your grid pattern and work from the center section out. Tools numbers and their impressions are shown next to each of the following design ideas in the order used. Silver Creek Leather Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 47130 www.realeather.com
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Using Shape Punches: 1) At left, punches go just part-way into leather. 2) At right, the punch goes all the way through the leather.
T3106-00 Wing
T3103-00 Diamond
T3105-00 Heart
U858 Mules Foot
T3200 Round Punch
T3106-00 Wing
T3103-00 Diamond
T3105-00 Heart
CENTER is stamped withU858 Mules Foot, cut-out with a craft knifeBorder is scribed with a wing di-
vider, then cut with a swivel knife
The design and border were colored using permanent fine point markers. Be careful to stay within punched designs. When dry, a protective leather finish (Leather Sheen) was applied.
Coloring:The piece was colored using Fiebing’s leather dye applied with a dauber. Care was taken to get dye down into punched shapes. When dry, a protective leather finish (Leather Sheen) was applied.
Mandala Designs 3Using Shape Punches & Stamps
In order to successfully tool a Mandala, it is important to keep all impressions symmetrical and evenly spaced. See Tip Sheet - How To Set-up A Mandala Grid to help you.ALWAYS PRACTICE your design on scrap leather before tooling it on your project leather.
A Mandala is a complex abstract design that is usually circular in form. Designing and coloring your own Mandalas can be both inspirational and therapeutic.
Coloring: For overall coloring, use a leather dye or stain. Then when dry, add a protective leather finish.
For Spot Colors: Use permanent markers and or acrylic paints applied with a fine point brush. When completely dry, apply a clear protective leather finish.
TIP - When tooling your design, carefully follow your grid pattern and work from the center section out.
Tools numbers and their impressions are shown next to each of the following design ideas in the order used.
Silver Creek Leather Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 47130 www.realeather.com
Silver Creek Leather Company, Jeffersonville, Indiana, 47130 www.realeather.com
J615 BW14
BW6
Coloring:An over-all dye was applied to leather. When dry, One Step (light stain with protective leather finish) was applied to bring out the definition in the BW6 Cam and BW14 Seed impressions.
TIP - Use Leathercraft Cement to adhere leather to a metal buckle base. Be careful not to apply cement close to punched out shapes, or it will “ooze” through and show.
Coloring & Embellishments:An over-all Fiebing’s dye was applied to entire leather. When dry, a protective finish was applied You can personalize with a concho, initial, spots, and more. A concho was added on above sample. Then a circle of red leather was cemented to back of punched design for contrast.
F916
T3104 T3106
T3102T3105 - punched half-way and all the way through
T3106
BW14
T3104
T3105
T3104 OptionalAlphabet
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