Leather Tooling Tutorial: How to Create a Floral Pattern for a Western Belt

Join Lexi Brunson from Burns Saddlery in this comprehensive leather tooling tutorial! In this session, Lexi walks you through the intricate process of creating a beautiful floral belt pattern using stackable seeds from Barry King Tools.
Preparation and Pattern Alignment: Learn the importance of taping the back of your belt to prevent stretching and the optimal method for laying out your design for a tap off.
Swivel Knife Techniques: Lexi demonstrates how to efficiently cut in your flowers, vines, and stem work.
Beveling: ensuring you achieve the desired depth without compromising thinner leather.
Veining and Stops: add details to your acanthus and spiral designs.
Lifting, Bar Grounding and Seed Application: This pattern incorporates both bar grounding and using stackable seeds to fill in the background of the belt design.
Deco Cutting: Lexi demonstrates the final touch - deco cutting. Watch as she adds decorative cuts to flowers, stems, and acanthus, bringing your tooling pattern to life.
Follow along with Lexi's expertise and create your own stunning tool belt. Subscribe for more exciting tutorials and stay tuned for new patterns from Illum #LeatherTooling #CraftingTutorial #BurnsSaddlery
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[@timtrax918artisan8]

You ma'am are a true artist/craftswoman ! i cant keep my man fingernails out of the leather however you keep your sculped nails clear of the leather and just lay down magnificent work. thank you for sharing your work.

[@stevem6788]

Fantastic job , great tutorial.

[@juliangonzales2916]

Felicitaciones gran trabajó👍👍👍

[@michaelkonig4752]

That was the most beautiful and best embossed work I have ever seen. What leather do you use?

[@outfitr9703]

Excellent work! How long have you been carving leather? I've never seen the stackable seeds like that before, I really like it.