New Belt Design by Armadilloman with process shots

in #busy6 years ago (edited)

I have created a new belt design for the Armadillo Leather shop.

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I am always looking for different textures and surfaces to use in my hand textured leather. For this belt I use a half rotted stump out in my yard.

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Leather is dampened and then hammered onto the surface of the stump.

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I have done this hammered onto a stump treatment to a belt strip that I then color with a HiLite stain.

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The excess stain is taken off the high areas of the leather with a damp paper towel, leaving the stain in the depressions.

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Finish the edges, stain the back and apply a coat of clear acrylic and you have a belt.

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Each belt is unique with an embossed design taken directly from nature.

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Find this belt an many more in the ArmadilloLeather Shop on Etsy.

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