Making my First Jacket.

OK, so I'm making my first jacket (leather) and I have a few questions about this process that I'd like answered.

1. How do you apply leopard print or other designs onto the inside of the jacket and where do you get them?
2. I want to paint something on the back of my jacket rather than using a patch but I've heard that acrylic paint flakes off after a while; is there any way to prevent this?
3. If I fuck up something I painted on my jacket is their any way I can remove it?
4. How do you stitch patches onto the jacket?

I can't wait to get started on my jacket but I am being cautious because I don't want to wreck it (I spent valuable time and money on it) so any other helpful tips or ideas that you could provide would be much appreciated.

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Permalink Reply by Paradox on August 22, 2009 at 7:42pm

1.) where do I get it?
2.) Is there anything that can be done to slow it down such as ironing or treating the leather?

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Permalink Reply by zero on August 22, 2009 at 7:57pm

1) If you're talking about what I think you're talking about, then what you want is some leopard print fabric, available from basically any craft store ever.

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Permalink Reply by Paradox on August 23, 2009 at 9:55pm

Thanks for the tip :) But no worries cause I'll be using a dart awl for studding.

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Permalink Reply by Punk's Not Dead on August 24, 2009 at 12:39am

Yeah, you can usually get leopard-print from most fabric/craft shops.
And the arcrylic paint that i used for my jacket a few years ago hasnt yet began to flake off.
Anyways, good luck!