Moulding Leather
Hello fellow Milliners!
I have been working with leather for a while, but now want to try out something different. I am making a hat out of leather but do not want to back it as it has been laser cut with a pattern, so there are small holes letting the light through.
Can anyone recommend a leather stiffener that I can use on the underside and will be strong enough to keep its shape when moulded. Otherwise any suggestions with something I could use to back it but still keep it's transparency?
Many thanks
Sam
Tags: Leather, making, moulding
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Permalink Reply by Melissa Rath -
Hi Sam
I recently did a leather workshop and we made a solution of pva glue and water and immersed the leather in it before moulding it, I'm not sure if this would work for you, and I'm sure a lot of other people of here have other ideas, but it definitely makes a very stiff leather once dry.
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Permalink Reply by The Headmistress
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Thanks Melissa, I will experiment.
