TOOLS
Flower tool
Foam pad
Silver pen
These three items are supplied in the Basic Kit
Available here
LEATHER
Specialty light weight flower leather: Durable fine grain, veg tanned .7mm thick leather. No stiffening or heated tools required. No stretching chemicals needed.
Available here
ADDITIONAL TOOLS
Cutting Mat
Scissors, small and large
Craft Knife (pointed blade)
Jewellery pliers (flat)
Wire cutters
Millinery blade tool ..or leather modelling tool No 8038-22
White paper
Rotary cutter
Steel rule
COLOURING
Dye’s assorted colours
(Available from a Leather Supplier, Tandy Leather, or you can purchase my preferred flower dyes Cobble Stone on line.)
Dye Solvent
Methylated Spirits is excellent for the ‘Cobble Stone’ and ‘Fiebings Leather Dyes’ you can also purchase IPA Isopropyl Alcohol, or Isocol, which is rubbing Alcohol.
I personally prefer to use Methylated Spirits.
Gloves
Small glass containers
Medicine measure or small measure
Pipettes or eye dropper
Assorted dyes brushes 16-10-8-6mm
Fine mist water spray bottle (used pump action hair spray bottles are excellent)
Paper towel
Wet wipes
Tweezers (optional)
Old towel
Clear contact craft glue
White bond / PVA or white craft glue
Helmar Multipurpose Spray Gloss Sealer (or sealer of your choice)
Important, I suggest you test other sealers on scrap leather before spraying the leather flowers.
Note ….Use in a well ventilated area
PATTERN TEMPLATE
Acetate or spent X/Ray film (you can use cardboard)
Spray adhesive
Small 2mm round drive punch
Mallet
Cutting surface
ASSEMBLY
Flower stamens
26 gauge wire (jewellery wire is excellent) available in stainless steel/gold and silver
24 and 26 gauge florist wire
Florist tape white / brown / green
6mm strips of tissue paper (used to secure florist wire to leaves)