This is my first time using Fiebing’s Pro Dye. How should I go about removing the excess? It is more than I am accustomed to seeing when I have used other dyes. Should I wait even longer? Can I use saddle soap to even things out or should I just condition?

I am looking to purchase a Maxita Stitching Pony but having a difficult time finding a company that has one in stock or a company I can trust buying one from. If any of you have this stitching pony where did you buy it?

Thanks

Hi, I recently got given a 20w diode laser and wanted to try using it for some leather projects I had in mind, I was going to try laser cutting the stitching holes at the same time as cutting the shapes out to save buying a stitching iron, I was just wondering what size/shape the holes should be. FYI I have 1mm black waxed poly and size 1 harness needles I will be stitching with and my current design uses an oval 1mm wide by 1.5mm long at about a 40ish degree angle. I basically don’t want the holes to be too small to where it is difficult to stitch but not so big as it looks bad/wrong

Hey everyone. I’ve been reading up on faux leather and was wondering if it is truly machine washable.

Looking to make a product that uses small leather or synthetic leather accents, but I’m worried of the synthetic leathers peeling over time like a fake leather couch. That wouldn’t really be ideal.

Real leather I know will not handle detergent/ crack/ shrink over time.

Does anyone have any experience with the synthetic stuff as it applies to washing many times over a long duration of time? How does it wear/ break down?

If anyone has any specific leather product I can research I would greatly appreciate it.

I have a suit of leather armor that I'm building for a wedding later this year that I would love to shave some time off of and commission someone to laser engrave the designs onto it.

Problem is, I've never had to have something engraved so I'm unsure of how much this would cost. I'm using mainly DarkHorseWorkshop's patterns and plan to use some of his artwork(celtic/norse knotwork) as well. I don't expect anyone to have a precise figure, just somewhere in the ballpark so I know what to expect that would be reasonable.

Hello Everybody,

I’m a fashion student currently making a leather jacket for my collection and I need your knowledgeable advice please. I’m looking to pad my leather like in this jacket and not really sure how to proceed/what to pad it with. I tried wet molding the shape first and then padding accordingly, also tried padding it with some filling but didn’t really work. Can somebody help me and give me some pointers please.

Hi guys i just purchased this one for the first time.

When i should use it?

Atm i'm sending my edges with 300/500/1000 sendpaper (80% water 20% tokonole) then i use 100% tokonole with a cloth to smooth the edges. I should use the dye after this process or before?

Thanks!

Does anyone know the best way to remove these smudges without damaging the leather? Any tips or recommended products would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help! 🌟

Could anybody tell me the name of this braid, or even link me to a tutorial for it? I made this one a decade ago after watching a video but I can't find anything now. I know it's got two cores and the lace does a figure 8 around them, twisting in the middle so the top grain always faces out, but I can't remember how to start or finish it.

Ok so, in the not too distant future I plan on buying a goat leather messenger bag. Now, since it's a messenger bag, the straps only are on the sides so you wear it crossbody, right? I was thinking of adding leather tabs with d rings attached to the back of it so I can wear it as a backpack when I would want to. Is that something I can do myself or is that something I can take to someone who deals in leather repair? Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance

I would like to try and make an "out of pocket" style keychain with just leather. It would be similar to a money clip but, those have magnets in them.

Is it possible to make it with just leather but, make sure it keeps its shape so, that the part outside can show off a design?

Any ideas to keep is stiff or to keep its shape?

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Ribbing poked through corner of my duffel bag after some extra rough attention from the airlines… any ideas or perhaps just remove the ribbing?