Two processes I have heard about are burning the dye in denim to create designs. Has anyone done this? Also, is there a way to use laser to burnout areas on silk velvet - I see fabrics advertised as laser burnout but can't find any information on doing it. Hope someone here has tried this kind of process.

Jacqui, Goddess of Chaos, GSOLFOT
HX 3040

Subscribing... I am sure you can do this but I think it would need to be a small one... I am interested to know.. I did see a funny thing on youtube, where a guy was burning toast art... Wrong material for you though..

Marc

I have done engraving on denim, with low power/high speed it will bleach out the color and leave white graphics. Be careful, too much power and it will burn through. Buy a hunk at a fabric store or use some old wornout jeans to practice.

I have also done a nice job engraving logos on fleece. It sort of melts the fibers flat. Cuts nicely too.

Another "fabric" I have used is automotive carpet. Have cut logos out of contrasting colors to be put back together the other way around. Have also used engrave mode to bleach on it like the denim, and with more power to "melt it flat" like on the fleece.


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i also do denim frequently but as he said low power and high pass speed haven't tried much else i am gonna try to do some haired leather today for a project