Crazybug00
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Ah. I did the same. I however am very confused on how to do the brown bits. Any idea?
Ah. I did the same. I however am very confused on how to do the brown bits. Any idea?
I decided to try to put the pattern onto the fabric using iron-on transfer paper. All you need is an ink-jet printer, an ironing board, an iron, and a pack of iron-on transfer paper. So far I'm very happy with the results. If someone gets close and eye-balls the fabric, the print won't look as good as a screen-printing, but even from only a couple feet away it should look very passable. Here's some pics...
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Ok here you go, a way to change the color of the blue insert of the buckle with out having to take it apart and is super easy and cheap to do, just takes some time
First you need to get Black color dye, "RIT" the key in this product is that IT WILL STAIN PLASTIC.
So part one of my buckles.
get a small pot as shown in photo, a way to prop the buckle so the hole thing is not submerst in water. Fill pot to just a about the blue part maybe an 1/8" over. Bring pot water to a simmer, not to hot as to melt the plastic and to were you can dip your finger in and not burn. 100degF is good. Next add your Black RIT dye, for the this small pot i added about 7 tablespoons. Next place buckle in dye water, i had 4 buckles so i taped them together and used the other end in one as a handle. Now the hard part, have to wait, for me i left it in for 1.5 hours. I would check it every 30min. tell the right color is achieved. The Dye does its best in hot water. After you get the color, wash off the buckle in warm water, you may need to use a small shop towel to wipe off any residue from the metal buckle. Thats it easy and simple. You can see in the photo the buckles next to each other, one with the blue and the one that was dye black.
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Step two to follow, which is the process of the black wear look on the buckles.
Dude, you are brilliant. THANK you for this!
Another tip if you do the iron on transfer method... The iron on sheets will transfer a thin glossy film on top of the ink. On a t-shirt, this is no big deal, but on the bag, the sheen of the glossy film detracts from the look you want. What you can do, is after the ink has dried onto your fabric, is to use your iron to VERY gently dab all over. This will melt the thin film layer on top and get rid of the glossy finish. It will also smudge the ink a little bit, too, here and there, so be careful that you don't dab to hard and for too long. It will definitely give your transfer a more weathered look, though. Also note that your iron will get REALLY dirty. Either use an old iron, or when you're done, put an old towel down on your ironing board, and on high heat with steam, repeatedly drag the iron along the towel to get all the ink and melted film off. You'll have to put some muscle into it to get it all off.
40mm carbon.
Definitely 40 mm. And the eyelets are 1.25".