Let’s talk about using the “worst” production process to make something that “looks (relatively) best”. Apocalyptic style leather embellished bracelet.
This is a simple article Production tutorial, but what the author really wants to say is about the entire
leather goods industry and a current situation in the handicraft industry. Yesterday, I was chatting with a master in fine sewing and talked about the issue of design ability. The more I thought about it, the more I felt deeply about it. No matter what kind of handicraft industry, newcomers are limited by technology and only rely on inspiration; while there are many people in the industry. Sometimes its just the opposite, the technology is solid, but the inspiration is too limited. The viewpoints of "My tools are not good" and "My technology is not good" often slowly obliterate the established inspiration model. But on the other hand, as long as the inspiration is in place, technology is often on another level, and even technology is insignificant. Therefore, this tutorial presents works made with the simplest tools. I hope that what you can feel is "design" that overrides "technology". Although wasteland style pays attention to the rough and brutal look and feel, behind the roughness, in order to make the work more complete, it also needs to be refined after roughing. However, this article aims to emphasize the design, so the "refining" process is kept as simple as possible. ↓The first step is to make a rough bracelet. After the length is good, cut out the wool
↓Draw a rough shape and a few points to create the effect.
↓Here I use the bluntest pair of scissors. On the one hand, the cut surface is not so neat, which is more helpful for the style. On the other hand, the scissors "mistake" in some directions. Cut" can also add more real plasticity.
↓The first operation: digging grooves to facilitate the creation of a "spliced" visual effect. The tool is a groove digger made by my friend Crazy Fish. I dug the grooves here too neatly, but the depth is actually A different feeling should be better.
↓To make the cuts, I used a tool in leather carving called a rotating carving knife. Skilled use can produce very realistic effects. This is a random exercise, and you can also create more unnatural effects, which may be There is an unexpected feeling.
↓ Use shallow round punching and round punching to slightly create two "splicing" positions. If the two pieces of leather are really spliced ??together, they will not be so neat, so here we deliberately create a line that is not in the same line. The visual look and feel on.
↓For the "roughening" of the edges, here I mainly used a rotary carving knife and this particularly blunt pair of scissors to "pinch" holes in some locations
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↓The determination of "bullet holes" is based on the overall coordination and the bracelet The direction of wearing (so you see, although it is improvised, butThere are still considerations for the use of the work), determine the locations of several bullet holes.
↓Rotation engraving The knife creates a tearing effect when a bullet penetrates
↓The second step of edge "roughening" treatment is to use a fixed-size edge cutter to cut off the edge at a 90° position. In some areas, use a wide shovel to directly cut off a large area of ????the leather surface, exposing Meat noodles. Worried about being too rough? Don't be afraid, after rough treatment, you will get fine treatment.
↓Overall look and feel This is currently the case. Rough, such a piece of leather would normally have been thrown into the trash can in a leather goods studio.
↓Color , all the concave parts of the ravines should be dyed, try not to leave any blank space
↓ The position of the gully should be touched up with a pen to ensure that it is completely dyed. I made the color darker here, but it could actually be a little lighter. After dyeing, start applying oily dye to the leather surface. On the one hand, it will replenish the oil content on the leather surface. On the other hand, it will easily rub the leather surface into a smooth effect. You should be able to see it by comparing the picture below. At this point, the "rough part" ends and the refinement process begins.
↓The edges here have been chamfered to an unknown degree before, so using edge banding agent and different sanding tools (and non-sanding tools) can create a very rough look. The edge effect.
↓I created Goros silver cake texture edge effect here. As for how to do it, I believe practitioners should be able to think of it easily.
↓After the edge processing is completed, start making the "fake wire" wire holes required for "splicing".
↓Choose 1mm twine, which is full and full. The characteristics of easy fluffing and easy staining are very suitable for the creation of this wasteland style.
↓After the stitching is completed, the leather processing is basically completed. Of course, no threads are used here but all interesting hardware is used, which may give it a more apocalyptic feeling.
↓ Then install the rivets, I briefly processed the rivets with a chisel knife, but the effect was slightly worse than expected. I will try another chisel knife next time.
↓The rivets after processing. Some scars were simply made.
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↓Installation of rivets at one end.
↓The other end is directly opened with a gourd hole. Considering durability, here The gourd holes are not treated as bullet holes.
Complete. ↓Making bracelets here is just a simple demonstration. Wasteland-style leather goods can actually be extended to various types, ranging from lighters, mobile phone cases, to financial cloths, belts, etc.< p style="text-align: center;">
↓What I want to say here is that sometimes "Technology" must also cooperate with "design", use the experience gained by "technology" to avoid some mistakes caused by "design", and at the same time use "design"The divergent thinking is the right approach to break some "technical" barriers to manufacturing.
This is it. Thanks for reading. What follows are some of the author’s own thoughts, which may or may not be read. In fact, this style of things is very niche, but the author does not intend to write this tutorial. The tutorial has no meaning, what I want to say is the deeper meaning after this. I once read a question and answer on Zhihu: "How many jokes make you think deeply after you laugh after reading them?" The opinions of many respondents are very convincing. What I want to say is that "the handmade leather goods industry is unreliable". What exactly is unreliable? I think that Chinese craftsmen are too paranoid, which may be the root of this problem. Many of my students have told me: I can’t make things well because my tools are too poor, the results don’t look good, and my skills haven’t been fully developed yet. Actually I don't think so. When the author first started working in this industry, he could make tens of thousands of dollars a month by using the novice kit. However, as more and more practitioners and buyers become tired of their aesthetics, the industry has fallen into a macro-economic situation. state of death. Among those who play handmade leather goods, how many people are studying techniques such as edge sealing, stitching and bulging, and how many people are creating their own designs and styles? This article may be an interesting tutorial for enthusiasts, but for practitioners, what I want to express is: "With the simplest tools, you can also create works that are eye-catching and leave an impression. “Let design override materials and technology, rather than letting materials and technology restrict your inspiration. This is how a true craftsman survives.
Bracelet Leather Decoration
