Lutradur Product Techniques 2

Lutradur Heat Distressing

Why Not Try This…………..

Cutting with a Soldering Iron:

Using a craft soldering iron (18 watt max) Lutradur can be cut very easily into shapes or sections. The edges of the Lutradur will thicken very slightly but will also intensify any pre-colouring with dyes.

In the example shown right, a small piece of 30gm and 70gm Lutradur have been precoloured with transfer dyes and then cut into sections in a vermicelli style pattern.

The small sections have then been placed in a sequence of shape and colour, machine stitched together with a metallic thread. In addition, a soldering iron has been used to simulate faux stitching.

Try using this technique to produce a landscape effect by preparing sections of Lutradur in ‘landscape colours such as browns and green or grey, pinks and blues for a frosty sunrise effect, or reds and golds for a steamy hot sunset effect.

Any additional stitching and embellishing will add to the overall effect.

For details of how to colour Lutradur with sublimation (transfer) dyes please see the product technique. ‘Colouring: Colouring Lutradur with Sublimation Dyes‘.