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KINK ENGINEERING: The life and times of a latex salesman...
Lust Love Latex: About laser cut fishnets
From the Lust Love Latex Blog: Original Article Here
“Laser cut latex fashion has been a big thing this year, both for the more established latex designers as well as the DIY latex enthusiasts out there.
The latest craze on the laser cut fashion front-line is these amazing Latex Fishnet Stockings from Ego Assassin.
I asked James from Ego Assassin, how they came up with this idea “We got the idea to make latex fishnets because over the years many of our customers have asked us if it was possible to make such a thing. We have always had to say no because we couldn’t think of a way to cut a fine and consistent mesh pattern into latex, and still maintain any semblance of durability. I know that many latex designers — ourselves included — have attempted to solve this problem with a variety of appliqué-based approaches, but the final product was always rather bulky and the look was never quite right.” He continues “When Kink Engineering announced they would be offering laser-cutting services to the latex industry, one of our first thoughts was that it could be used to finally make a true fishnet latex stocking. We experimented with various laser settings, hole shapes, and mesh densities, until we arrived at a pattern that worked.”
So how the stockings are produced? James explains “The stockings are made by laying a sheet of latex into the laser machine, and cutting the whole stocking in one piece, including thousands of tiny rounded slashes. The piece is then taken out of the machine, the off-cuts are removed, and it is thoroughly cleaned. The stockings are then assembled with one seam up the back and reinforcement around the edges.
The end result is a sheer, lightweight, and durable latex fishnet stocking that can be worn on its own, or shined up and paired any latex outfit.” Check out this video from Ego Assassin on how easy it is to put on the stockings: Pretty cool, right?
The stocking are actually leg sleeves witch is a really good thing, as your tiny toes won’t get stuck in the stockings mesh and is simply much more comfortable to wear. I also believe they would also look fantastic on top of regular pair of latex stockings. I’m sure that we have just scratched the surface of what is possible with laser cut latex, and we can expect much more on this front in the years to come!”
By 3xl
Youtube Version of that amazing fishnet video: The fishnets are still on sale. 40% off until Sunday! Get’em here: Ego Assassin Latex Clothing
Man, I love what E:A does with latex!
(Via egoassassinlatex on Youtube)
Part 2: NEW FAUX CARBON FIBRE LASER ETCHED GAUNTLETS AVAILABLE NOW.
Laser engraved and cut Label LOGO for Kink Engineering Products. Neato!
You can have your own labels in latex from www.laserlatex.com!
An article about Laserlatex.com on Lustlovelatex.com!
Laser Latex’s motto is “If you can dream it and draw it – We can create it in latex for you!” and it couldn’t better represent what this company is all about! They create custom latex outfits based on the client’s design. You all know how it can be hard turning some designs into reality due to the fact that latex cutting is quite tricky. However, laser cutting latex is making it all much easier.
Today, the industry features new challenges due to the fact latex fashion business is becoming more and more competitive. As the number of latex manufactures worldwide increases, smaller vendors face a rising demand of complexity and quality. Today, the problem is mostly related to quality. There are not many companies that create complex latex outfits because it’s too frustrating and hard to cut and create the complex shapes that the client wants. If you’re one of them, then you know how this can really take its toll on your profits. Everybody knows the Devil is in the detail.
Laser cutting isn’t something entirely new, but most companies still cut latex by hand, as an industrial latex cutter is quite costly. Being laser cut, means that there is a no-touch cutting of latex, which results in really continuous and smooth cuts with zero nicks and zero chances to tear. This makes it a lot easier to create complex designs, so, now you can have the latex designs you always dreamed of come true!
Laser Latex also has reasonable prices that mostly depend on the complexity of your designs. Naturally, with large orders the prices come lower, and it allows you to turn all of your fantasies into reality – and make a nice profit as a result!
It’s like free tuition at Laser School!
Since we have just started our laser cutting services, we are waving our normal fees for artwork fixing… that way we can fix your artwork and make it laser ready, then give you feedback on how to have your artwork be laser ready for all of your future produciton needs. That way you can save money forever.
Perfect overlays every time!!! Sweet!
Introducing laserlatex.com - Custom and Ready to ship laser cut overlays for the latex design community!
Got something that you have always wanted to make but couldn’t cut with a rotarry cutter or line up on that stretchy dang latex? Now we can make you a plastic backed, ready to glue overlay and have it in the mail to you!
Brought to you from the fine folks who do www.sheetlatex.com - so we have dozens of colors and thicknesses of latex in stock at all times, ready to cut and ship.
Let us know if we can make your latex dream come true!
We did a trial run of some designs today… that’s a LOT of skulls and gears! Sweet!
These are all available from 2” diameter to 12” diameter on our online laser cut latex store.
Introducing laserlatex.com - Custom and Ready to ship laser cut overlays for the latex design community!
Got something that you have always wanted to make but couldn’t cut with a rotarry cutter or line up on that stretchy dang latex? Now we can make you a plastic backed, ready to glue overlay and have it in the mail to you!
Brought to you from the fine folks who do www.sheetlatex.com - so we have dozens of colors and thicknesses of latex in stock at all times, ready to cut and ship.
Let us know if we can make your latex dream come true!
50’s style latex fisting glove with laser cut star trim, and matching apron. Model: Archean - Photographer: Lord Morpheous
Introducing laserlatex.com - Custom and Ready to ship laser cut overlays for the latex design community!
Got something that you have always wanted to make but couldn’t cut with a rotarry cutter or line up on that stretchy dang latex? Now we can make you a plastic backed, ready to glue overlay and have it in the mail to you!
Brought to you from the fine folks who do www.sheetlatex.com - so we have dozens of colors and thicknesses of latex in stock at all times, ready to cut and ship.
Let us know if we can make your latex dream come true!
LASER UPDATE: Mini Project - Stars and Star-Trim
We have been playing with getting the settings just right for our new laser cutter in preparation for offering custom laser cutting services to anyone who wants to add amazing latex overlays to their work.
We now fully understand why so few laser cutting businesses will cut latex for designers… The smoke is very stinky (we have a multi-thousand dollar filtration system in place to scrub the air to clean and breathable again) and the latex leaves a goopy residue on the sheeting and the laser bed when cut. So there is set up, clean up, and equipment needs to cut latex properly. Not every laser cutting house will be able to handle this, or want to do the work once they know how tricky it is.
That said, we’ve got it pretty much nailed down now. We are just working on the details for setting pricing for custom work and developing some stock overlays for general sale. We should have that online in the next week.
Wooo!