I have tried similar techniques like this but not as extreme as you are doing! Very interesting how that leather turns out. I’m sure it’s really important to have a high quality veg tan leather in order to bring out the best possible look! Thank you for posting this!
Good leather always helps, but you could practice this technique on jus about any natural veg tan. I like to use bellies as practice since its usually an affordable section of the hide. Here are the ones we have: www.sailrite.com/Natural-Vegetable-Tanned-Leather-Belly-4-to-5-oz.-Top-Grain if you try this for yourself, share your results with us on instagram or facebook if you have those apps!
This video popped up on my feed and I haven't seen anything like it. I'm happy it had a click bait title, I learned something I didn't know. Great video Sailrite!
I'm working on a ladies clutch using a nubuck . Experimenting, I came up with a wood grain pattern quite by accident and did the project what I thought was everything . I now realize i missed one piece and didn't write down the procedure , Ughhhh! Never again Ha Ha. I love the experiments .
I would love to see that! A wood grain pattern in leather sounds really interesting. If you ever figure out the procedure again please share some photos with us!
Good quality leather is scary to experiment with. but watching you do the experiments and seeing results i liked and was impressed with invigorates me to try some of these! Really love the idea of a “ watermelon” wallet with the green and black streaks outside with red insides with spotty “ seeds” inside.
Hopefully, seeing my experiment will help smooth out the learning curve for you, as it can be intimidating to risk ruining good leather. That watermelon idea sounds like so much fun! I think you could definitely pull it off with this technique.
@SailriteWorkbench that was my first thought when i saw it. Either different shades of brown or a little black with the brown. Or a couple shades of grey to get a white washed wood grain look. You hit a home run on that one. Thank you for sharing.
I've done a similar technique by dropping Fiebings Pro-Resist from a great height using a syringe, to leave splat effects on the leather, and then overdying to leave the splats their natural leather colour. Great fun (and quite messy) to do. Didn't know about the de-glazer, might try that for a future project to incorporate some different colour options. Thanks for the video, some really good ideas in there.
The deglazer really helped with getting more contrast. It also smoothed things out since products like Pro-Resist, leather sheen, and Resolene can build up and leave a texture. Removing the top coat with the deglazer made my samples nice and smooth again.
That's sick! Question; Lets say you wanted to do this to leather that is exposed to the elements (handbags, shoes, etc..) what coating do you recommend to protect the art work without affecting the results?
For these, I did a top coat of Fiebings Leather Balm. That is always my go-to finish, but if you wanted even more protection, Resolene is your best bet. It is more water and stain resistant than leather balm is. If you're wondering, I prefer leather balm because it's easier and more forgiving when applying it. It's more waxy, so you apply it and buff it to a shine. Resolene goes on more like a paint. You can read more about them here: www.sailrite.com/Fiebings-Leather-Balm-With-Atom-Wax-Neutral-4-oz www.sailrite.com/Fiebings-Resolene-Acrylic-Finish-for-Leather-Neutral-4-oz
It was Fiebings Leather dye in the Red color: here is the link:www.sailrite.com/Fiebings-Leather-Dye-Red-4-oz It was diluted with rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol.
thank you for your content....would you consider that people don't need background music that comes in and out as you speak. it takes away from your video-not add to it. thanks!
the question of "did I create a new way to dye leather?" has a very easy answer. NO, OF COURSE NOT. these are ALL methods that have been done before and documented. so, in reality you were just making a "click bait" title for the sole purpose of getting people to click on your video.... THUMBS DOWN for that! shame on you. click bait stuff is one of the biggest douche bag moves there is.
This technique is known as batik dye, traditionally done with wax on fabric but can also be done on leather
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The "meteorite" results were really impressive, and this is a pretty innovative technique. I'll definitely be trying that this weekend.
I have tried similar techniques like this but not as extreme as you are doing! Very interesting how that leather turns out. I’m sure it’s really important to have a high quality veg tan leather in order to bring out the best possible look! Thank you for posting this!
Good leather always helps, but you could practice this technique on jus about any natural veg tan. I like to use bellies as practice since its usually an affordable section of the hide. Here are the ones we have: www.sailrite.com/Natural-Vegetable-Tanned-Leather-Belly-4-to-5-oz.-Top-Grain
if you try this for yourself, share your results with us on instagram or facebook if you have those apps!
This video popped up on my feed and I haven't seen anything like it. I'm happy it had a click bait title, I learned something I didn't know. Great video Sailrite!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊
I'm working on a ladies clutch using a nubuck . Experimenting, I came up with a wood grain pattern quite by accident and did the project what I thought was everything . I now realize i missed one piece and didn't write down the procedure , Ughhhh! Never again Ha Ha. I love the experiments .
I would love to see that! A wood grain pattern in leather sounds really interesting. If you ever figure out the procedure again please share some photos with us!
Good quality leather is scary to experiment with. but watching you do the experiments and seeing results i liked and was impressed with invigorates me to try some of these! Really love the idea of a “ watermelon” wallet with the green and black streaks outside with red insides with spotty “ seeds” inside.
Hopefully, seeing my experiment will help smooth out the learning curve for you, as it can be intimidating to risk ruining good leather. That watermelon idea sounds like so much fun! I think you could definitely pull it off with this technique.
man i like that second version you did with the red dye. that would make a really cool wood grain look. thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Wood grain is a great idea. I'll have to experiment with a few shades of brown, but i think that would work.
@SailriteWorkbench that was my first thought when i saw it. Either different shades of brown or a little black with the brown. Or a couple shades of grey to get a white washed wood grain look. You hit a home run on that one. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks! If you try it out feel free to share it and tag us! I'd love to see what you can come up with
@@SailriteWorkbench will do
I've done a similar technique by dropping Fiebings Pro-Resist from a great height using a syringe, to leave splat effects on the leather, and then overdying to leave the splats their natural leather colour. Great fun (and quite messy) to do. Didn't know about the de-glazer, might try that for a future project to incorporate some different colour options.
Thanks for the video, some really good ideas in there.
The deglazer really helped with getting more contrast. It also smoothed things out since products like Pro-Resist, leather sheen, and Resolene can build up and leave a texture. Removing the top coat with the deglazer made my samples nice and smooth again.
I’ve seen the striped version before but didn’t know how it was done. Thank you
Now you know! Make sure to send us some results if you try it out for yourself 👍
That's sick! Question; Lets say you wanted to do this to leather that is exposed to the elements (handbags, shoes, etc..) what coating do you recommend to protect the art work without affecting the results?
For these, I did a top coat of Fiebings Leather Balm. That is always my go-to finish, but if you wanted even more protection, Resolene is your best bet. It is more water and stain resistant than leather balm is. If you're wondering, I prefer leather balm because it's easier and more forgiving when applying it. It's more waxy, so you apply it and buff it to a shine. Resolene goes on more like a paint.
You can read more about them here:
www.sailrite.com/Fiebings-Leather-Balm-With-Atom-Wax-Neutral-4-oz
www.sailrite.com/Fiebings-Resolene-Acrylic-Finish-for-Leather-Neutral-4-oz
No clue if you know of it yet, but I've achieved really nice colour gradients by using a rag and wiping off most of the dye before applying.
I'd be interested to see these techniques used with rubber art stamps.
That's a really good idea! Thanks for sharing
Try Steel scrubber
Would be interesting to merge this with a batik approach
That would be cool! I assume you would inverse dye first, then do the batik method over that?
What is the colour of the red you are using ?
It was Fiebings Leather dye in the Red color: here is the link:www.sailrite.com/Fiebings-Leather-Dye-Red-4-oz
It was diluted with rubbing (isopropyl) alcohol.
what is that white liquid?
It is called Leather Sheen: www.sailrite.com/Fiebings-Leather-Sheen-4-oz
Leather sheen i think
thank you for your content....would you consider that people don't need background music that comes in and out as you speak. it takes away from your video-not add to it. thanks!
the question of "did I create a new way to dye leather?" has a very easy answer. NO, OF COURSE NOT. these are ALL methods that have been done before and documented. so, in reality you were just making a "click bait" title for the sole purpose of getting people to click on your video.... THUMBS DOWN for that! shame on you. click bait stuff is one of the biggest douche bag moves there is.
1st day on the internet?
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