I thought i would post this here as the 'Sharps' forum seems to get them a lot and i feel this is a DIY type thing.
This is a sheath i have just finished. It started as an experiment with bit's and pieces of leather i had lying around and mutated into a Native American Inspired sheath. All i have used is 3.5mm veg tanned leather, 1mm round thong, 2mm round thong, 3mm round thong, Buffalo bone beads, a section of antler and a 'D' ring. Oh and Fiebings light brown dye.
Made the two piece flat sheath out of off cuts, bound the edges with 2mm thong and 1mm thong. I then used 2mm thong to stitch together 2 pieces of 1" wide strap, bound the edges of this with 1mm thong and dyed. Then after dying the rest of the sheath and the dangler (1" wide strap stitched together with 1mm thong) i used the now 2" wide strap as a collar and formed it through the belt loop. Then, using 3mm thong, stitched it together with 3mm thong using the antler section as a tensioner and finally the buffalo bone beads as decoration.
I wanted to dispense with cotton stitching altogether so there is none at all on this sheath, just for experiments sake. It all sounds so easy, well in fact it was, but very time consuming.
I have been experimenting with the mottled effect for some time now. I achieve this by using eye shadow applicators. These are little foam pads on plastic sticks that people use for, guess what, applying eye shadow. Basically, i use a random though sparse pattern, let it dry and then build up letting each coat dry. Every time, just using dots and spots, never covering the whole thing.
Just thought i'd see what you think. I know it may not be to everyones taste, but as an experiment, i'm reasonably chuffed! Your thoughts and comments would be gratefully recieved, many thanks,
Jedadiah
This is a sheath i have just finished. It started as an experiment with bit's and pieces of leather i had lying around and mutated into a Native American Inspired sheath. All i have used is 3.5mm veg tanned leather, 1mm round thong, 2mm round thong, 3mm round thong, Buffalo bone beads, a section of antler and a 'D' ring. Oh and Fiebings light brown dye.
Made the two piece flat sheath out of off cuts, bound the edges with 2mm thong and 1mm thong. I then used 2mm thong to stitch together 2 pieces of 1" wide strap, bound the edges of this with 1mm thong and dyed. Then after dying the rest of the sheath and the dangler (1" wide strap stitched together with 1mm thong) i used the now 2" wide strap as a collar and formed it through the belt loop. Then, using 3mm thong, stitched it together with 3mm thong using the antler section as a tensioner and finally the buffalo bone beads as decoration.
I wanted to dispense with cotton stitching altogether so there is none at all on this sheath, just for experiments sake. It all sounds so easy, well in fact it was, but very time consuming.
I have been experimenting with the mottled effect for some time now. I achieve this by using eye shadow applicators. These are little foam pads on plastic sticks that people use for, guess what, applying eye shadow. Basically, i use a random though sparse pattern, let it dry and then build up letting each coat dry. Every time, just using dots and spots, never covering the whole thing.
Just thought i'd see what you think. I know it may not be to everyones taste, but as an experiment, i'm reasonably chuffed! Your thoughts and comments would be gratefully recieved, many thanks,
Jedadiah
