I did some marbling on leather very many years ago in South Africa and recently my interest was sparked again by the ingenious methods Steven Miller came up with where he floats dyes on shaving cream!
Here are a few tests I did using his Shaving Cream method. Really easy to do!
This is Steven's Facebook video showing him do the shaving cream method:
Here is the first post with video specifically made for homeschoolers.
I will show you here to make cable organizers that will keep your earphone and charger cables well contained.
It is a guidance for parents - your guiding of the kids will be required.
I will update this post as I get feedback/questions. Just leave your comment below this post.
First the requirements:
A sturdy work surface - like a solid wood table. For tooling/stamping, you will ideally need a piece of granite / marble about 20mm (1") thick. These are sold at leathercraft suppliers, but you can also get free pieces from places that manufacture tomb stones and kitchen surfaces.
A piece of leather - the thickness to start with would be 5 - 6 oz (the weight of one square foot of leather).
A cutting surface like a kitchen cutting board - wood does not work.
Any very sharp knife - you will see the one I use in the video.
A scratch awl - just a sharp tipped tool to mark the leather, like scribing around your cardboard templates..
A few stamping tools - typically sold by Tandy Leather.
By request, here is a list of the tools from Tandy Leather.
If you homeschool kids and would like help with leathercraft ideas, you can look in this blog under "Beginner" and also join a newly created group on Facebook:
