Brace yourself! More progress pics below . . .
First off, this is a sketch I drew on my phone very early on in the project. I was trying to determine the length of the straps and overall shape of the bag. Just thought I'd share for those of you building your own bags.
So there are these stripes on the light bag fabric. I can't quite tell if they are areas that were masked off or faded or what, so I just tried to replicate the width, location and color. I probably need to go back in and make these a little more solid.
You'll also notice in the pic above that there are some leather shapes on the back where the straps are secured to the bag so I added those as well.
Then it was time to dye the leather straps. I used Eco-Flo Java.
w/flash. You can see the printed pattern on the dark fabric shapes pretty well here too.
I also aged the D-rings with some alcohol inks and added a wash on the fabrics to make them look even more aged. Here is the complete bag w/straps laid out flat.
And of course, the back. I really love how this turned out.
Here are some detail shots of the straps.
I also threw it on a mannequin and took a few more pics to show how the bag hangs in various positions.
I didn't have any leather cord on hand, so I just used a piece of microphone wire to secure the strap to the D-ring. A temporary fix, but it looks the part.
And I think it's just about finished! I still have a few minor details I'd like to add/change here and there. I also still need to make the 3rd strap that comes around the other side. Still trying to figure out exactly how it's secured.
Cheers! :cheers
First off, this is a sketch I drew on my phone very early on in the project. I was trying to determine the length of the straps and overall shape of the bag. Just thought I'd share for those of you building your own bags.
So there are these stripes on the light bag fabric. I can't quite tell if they are areas that were masked off or faded or what, so I just tried to replicate the width, location and color. I probably need to go back in and make these a little more solid.
You'll also notice in the pic above that there are some leather shapes on the back where the straps are secured to the bag so I added those as well.
Then it was time to dye the leather straps. I used Eco-Flo Java.
w/flash. You can see the printed pattern on the dark fabric shapes pretty well here too.
I also aged the D-rings with some alcohol inks and added a wash on the fabrics to make them look even more aged. Here is the complete bag w/straps laid out flat.
And of course, the back. I really love how this turned out.
Here are some detail shots of the straps.
I also threw it on a mannequin and took a few more pics to show how the bag hangs in various positions.
I didn't have any leather cord on hand, so I just used a piece of microphone wire to secure the strap to the D-ring. A temporary fix, but it looks the part.
And I think it's just about finished! I still have a few minor details I'd like to add/change here and there. I also still need to make the 3rd strap that comes around the other side. Still trying to figure out exactly how it's secured.
Cheers! :cheers