Can You Use A Wood Burning Tool On Faux Leather

Reply Jessica Yau says.

Can you use a wood burning tool on faux leather. Subsequently question is does real leather burn. I use the smallest tip of my wood burner for writing. Leather Pyrographing is best suited to Vegetable tanned leather this is also known as tooling leather and is available from leather work specialists.

I found these little leather tags at Michaels in the jewelry section and thought theyd be so cute with some little designs etched onto them. Apparently thats what you call the art of wood burning. If you own a craft wood burner you can easily use the same technique for burning designs onto leather.

Work in a well-ventilated area and keep a dish with ice water nearby. Numerous tones and effects can be created easily. The woodburning tool gets very hot.

See how easy it is to get started with wood burning pyrography. Included in this Lora S Irish e-book are the step-by-step instructions for how to trace your pattern how to prepare the leather for wood burning the basic wood burning tool tips and how to use each. Always unplug it if you walk away.

Keep in mind that its best to use vegetable-tanned leather andor suede with a natural unfinished surface. Lighter colors produce a higher contrast when burned allowing for a more visible image. Have you tried wood burning or any other crafts that use a wood burning tool.

Keep in mind that burnishing an edge with gum tragacanth will essentially seal the edge so if youre going to dye the leather do it before you burnish. Products with harsh soaps detergents and chemicals can actually result in damaged leather rather than clean leather. Find out how to use an inkjet printer to transfer any image to a piece of plywood and then.