SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Leather for cutting machine
- Foil Quill, tip of choice
- Foil Quill foil, color of choice
- Foil Quill thumb drive
- Foil Quill tape
- Cutting machine & supplies
- Earring finding
- Knife (to cut a hole in leather)
DIRECTIONS:
- Follow the set up instructions for your cutting machine. There are four different adapters that are available.
- Insert Foil Quill into the machine carriage and fasten according to machine instructions.
- Plug in Foil Quill USB to power source, it will light up.
- Allow to heat up 5-10 minutes before use.
- To set up the foil, trim foil to desired design size.
- Adhere Foil Quill tape to the top edge of the foil and place on the surface of the leather, repeat on all sides; make sure the foil is flat and secured with minimal wrinkles.
- Place leather on machine's cutting mat.
- Follow your machine's operating instructions for drawing pen.
- Find the design you would like to use on the Foil Quill thumb drive.
- Follow your machine's instructions to have the Foil Quill draw your design.
- Once the machine is finished, remove the tape and the foil.
- Cut out of the leather the shape of the earring you would like, repeat for the second earring.
- Cut a small hole in each of the top of the earrings.
- Use the earring finding to complete the earring.
JOANN Hacks:
- Always unplug Foil Quill when not in use.
- Do not use for more than 3 hours.