Painted Leathers

Well... Haven't blogged in a while. Been real busy with making patches for my friends on the forum... been making special requests and everything... will post those too.  So this post... My machine only stitches onto a 6x8 max area for embroidery, so while that's a nice size, it is limiting at times.  I made a couple patches that i made in three hoops, but i had to line everything up and it was so nerve wracking that I'm not going to do that anymore.  and you can only do that for things that have separate pieces, like the skull/wings

where I could do the skull then each wing, but lining that up.. Goodness! i did two, messing one up in between, and called it. So those two guys have the only large ones.

So anyway, had been thinking for a few months about leather painting, and had looked into again, and found out that Cova Color Paints are highly recommended for leather painting. So i ordered an 8 pack and a pink and turquoise. Also recommended were Taklon brushes. I ordered from Hawke's Leather on EBay. They shipped fast, and the paints and brushes are excellent.  I also ordered an assortment of leather jackets and vests on EBay, for my "canvases"  I really couldn't wait to get started.  I already had a leather jacket from DH to start on, so when the paints got here i started the next day.  Did a version of "Life Needs More Green Lights" and put my Chopper in the image.  So this is the result of my first painted leather:

I really was happy with how this came out - most of all the bike rendering, so I was certainly inspired to move forward.  I had already picked out another image of a Native American girl and a wolf that I wanted on a jacket. By then a perfect jacket had come in to do it on.   Nice buttery soft kidskin leather.

This was great leather to work with, and i thought this one came out kewl, too. better than my first one... or maybe just different...

So, next wanted to make a vest.  Thought I could make one for our trip out west when we go. So wrangled my bike into it and came up with this:

So that's where I am for now.  I am currently making one for DH like the Monument Valley one above, with his bike in it.  I got it started today.  So far so good. :)  I have another one I want to do for myself with wolves howling at the moon.  Did you know some painted coats are going for hundreds of dollars on EBay?  Gee that would be nice to offer some art on EBay.  Or custom Patches. :)

Cheers!

JDol

Honda Fury Patch for Vest or Jacket

Well the guys on the Fury Forum Love the patch!  I love it too, it came out really great.  Once again, the design came from ThreadArt.  I stitched it on 10oz Bull Denim, and then cut it and made a border, freehand.  Couldn't have done it better, now hope I can replicate that a billion times, since there are a lot of guys on the forum asking for patches now. :-)  DH thinks I can do anything, so of course he'll say yes.  I think I can, too.  Invicta asked to have the name of his Bike added ("Rita") in Gothic lettering.  That's a nice touch.

Here's the dark red color one.

Requests for Blues and a Black, and a custom one for SinisterTurtle.  His bike will be a challenge! but we'll give it a shot! I'm sure I can get close  :-)

Cheers!

JDol

Added the Fury to my Jacket

Well, stitched out the Fury design from ThreadArt.  It didn't stitch out perfectly, almost seemed as though the file I downloaded was a shrunken version of the one pictured in the color change sheet.  I wrote them to inquire.  See what they say.  But I'm pleased with how this came out on the jacket.  (just can't look close at the detail!) LOL

I'm going to stitch one out on patch material.  If it comes out decent, might send it to a comrade in AU.

Cheers!

JDol

Fury Jacket

OK, So I went ahead and made the jacket mentioned in my previous post.  Stitched out the design onto my Black/Gray suede jacket.  Bought this jacket a year ago 'cause I was going to make a Ravens Jacket.  Made the Ravens design on another jacket, so this one was still a blank canvas.  Perfect.  Now I had it to make the Fury Jacket.  Did Silver wings to match the jacket and of course Blue Fury and Nation.

Contemplating to add a chopper design to the bottom.  I digitized one of my own, then I have one I bought from ThreadArt, and one from Embroidery Designs.com.  

I like this one, and it's the one I put on my Tank Bib:

Such decisions...  will think about it some more...

Well, Going to go to Walmart to look at blue nail polish 'cause going to paint my Tranny Side Cover letters this morning.  Some guys on the forum also suggested throwing on a few  3" convex mirrors over the other side covers - covers up the HONDA and makes people really wonder what your riding.  Although on my bike i still have the stickers on it. plus my battery covers have Honda on them.  I like the fury sticker, but maybe I can get the HONDA sticker off.  Gotta ponder that.  I know the rest of 'em are doing it.  just not sure yet.

Wonder how my GINZ bar is coming along.  should be going to Chrome tomorrow! :-)

Cheers!

JDol