I usually use my leather scraps to make key-chains like the ones in the picture below. But today I thought I would try something different inspired by some etsy products I saw on pinterest.
I will be working with 3 different kind of leathers: a piece of calfskin, a piece of first grade 5oz and finally some second grade 4oz. All are vegetable tanned.
As I will be using different techniques to decorate the bookmarks during some steps I will go into specific details for each piece. However when the treatment between the piece will be the same I will only illustrate the operation with one piece and show the result for all the bookmarks.
Trace the outline of the heart onto the leather twice.
For the bookmarks with the embroidery, mark every stitch point and trace the lines between them using the patterns as a guide.
I omitted tracing the lines for the wings as markings don’t come out so well on calfskin.
For the dotted bookmarks, mark the center of every hole to be punched through.
Finally for the moon, dampen the leather before tracing on top of the paper to leave a clear mark on the leather.
I mainly used two techniques here:
I applied a coat of oil on the cow skins and Tokonole on the calfskin (I like the texture that it gives to calfskin. Sometimes I use oil as well but it darkens the color and that’s the what I was going for).
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At that point the moon bookmark is going to disappear but don’t be alarmed. I simply called it a day and threw a piece of leather on top of it. The next day I started working again, finished all the bookmarks and took all the pictures only to realize while cleaning out my desk that the moon was left unfinished. It will make its come back in the final result pictures
I punched my logo into the heart.
The punch sizes used are as follow:
Each size is represented by a different line pattern on the PDF.
For the embroidery, first prepare the holes with an awl according the marks left earlier.
Then start joining each segment using the pattern as a guide.
You might be wondering what happened to the wolf? Well I thought that it looked really good the way it was right after dyeing so I left it at that.
Now you can cut the outline of the 6 bookmarks’ pieces (12 pieces total).
A pair of scissors works fine too. It all depends on the leather you are using and how precise you want the result to look like (or inversely the amount of effort that you are willing to put in).
At that point the diagonal edge should be burnished as it will become more difficult to do so once both parts of the bookmark are glued onto one another.
Start by beveling the edge on both sides. You can use sandpaper to smooth out the result.
I also died the rough side and the edges of the dotted bookmarks.
Use the method of your choice to burnish the edge of all 6 pieces.
I am using a wood slicker and Tokonole in that case.
Use leather cement to glue along the corner edges of the bookmarks.
Mark the stitching lines on the corner edges and punch the holes. I’m using chisels but an awl is fine of course.
Stitch along all the corners.
At that point you can bevel and burnish the remaining edges.
Finally apply to finishing product on your pieces. Let it dry, give it a good rub with a cotton rag and you’re done!
I’m really happy with these and hope that you will enjoy the patterns.
教程
6 个皮革书签创意
1 hour/bookmark
简单的
皮革工艺中常见
I usually use my leather scraps to make key-chains like the ones in the picture below. But today I thought I would try something different inspired by some etsy products I saw on pinterest.
I will be working with 3 different kind of leathers: a piece of calfskin, a piece of first grade 5oz and finally some second grade 4oz. All are vegetable tanned.
As I will be using different techniques to decorate the bookmarks during some steps I will go into specific details for each piece. However when the treatment between the piece will be the same I will only illustrate the operation with one piece and show the result for all the bookmarks.
要求
技能
工具
材料清单
图案
6 种书签图案
免费！演练
Printing and cutting the patterns
Print the patterns and cut-out the pieces of the project.
检查您的打印设置，确保图案大小未被调整。您可以通过测量图案上的测试框以确保其边长为 5 厘米来检查打印是否正确。
在厚纸上打印，以便更容易描绘皮革上的形状。 200g/cm2及以上是理想的（只要你的打印机可以处理）
Tracing the patterns onto the leather
Trace the outline of the heart onto the leather twice.
For the bookmarks with the embroidery, mark every stitch point and trace the lines between them using the patterns as a guide.
I omitted tracing the lines for the wings as markings don’t come out so well on calfskin.
For the dotted bookmarks, mark the center of every hole to be punched through.
Finally for the moon, dampen the leather before tracing on top of the paper to leave a clear mark on the leather.
I mainly used two techniques here:
I applied a coat of oil on the cow skins and Tokonole on the calfskin (I like the texture that it gives to calfskin. Sometimes I use oil as well but it darkens the color and that’s the what I was going for).
At that point the moon bookmark is going to disappear but don’t be alarmed. I simply called it a day and threw a piece of leather on top of it. The next day I started working again, finished all the bookmarks and took all the pictures only to realize while cleaning out my desk that the moon was left unfinished. It will make its come back in the final result pictures
I punched my logo into the heart.
The punch sizes used are as follow:
Each size is represented by a different line pattern on the PDF.
For the embroidery, first prepare the holes with an awl according the marks left earlier.
Then start joining each segment using the pattern as a guide.
You might be wondering what happened to the wolf? Well I thought that it looked really good the way it was right after dyeing so I left it at that.
Now you can cut the outline of the 6 bookmarks’ pieces (12 pieces total).
A pair of scissors works fine too. It all depends on the leather you are using and how precise you want the result to look like (or inversely the amount of effort that you are willing to put in).
At that point the diagonal edge should be burnished as it will become more difficult to do so once both parts of the bookmark are glued onto one another.
Start by beveling the edge on both sides. You can use sandpaper to smooth out the result.
I also died the rough side and the edges of the dotted bookmarks.
Use the method of your choice to burnish the edge of all 6 pieces.
I am using a wood slicker and Tokonole in that case.
Use leather cement to glue along the corner edges of the bookmarks.
Mark the stitching lines on the corner edges and punch the holes. I’m using chisels but an awl is fine of course.
Stitch along all the corners.
At that point you can bevel and burnish the remaining edges.
Finally apply to finishing product on your pieces. Let it dry, give it a good rub with a cotton rag and you’re done!
I’m really happy with these and hope that you will enjoy the patterns.
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