Leather dye

The leather term dye is often used to incorrectly to capture all leather coloring activities. The surprising fact is, dyes are In fact one of…

In this detailed, step by step article we show you everything you need to know about how to make your very own hand-dyed leather guest book!

Leather Dyes for Tooling Leather

Several years ago, Dusty & I were given a hand-me-down sofa from my mother. It is American Signature brand and was a taupe-ish colored leather. The sofa had lived a good life, 6 or so years in her living room and 4 or so in our rec room, so when we started redecorating the room we were torn. The color of the sofa really didn't look good in the room. Tan walls, tan tile, tan sofa? I think not. Boomer on the Tan Sofa-- BEFORE! My husband really wanted a darker color but we hated to discard…

Do you have an old leather item that you would like to give it's color a facelift? Or are you making a leather costume and…

Your best bet to remove dye from leather is saddle soap. There are also a number of specialty leather cleaning products that might be of use in removing dye from leather. Follow manufacturer instructions before use, and test the products...

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Most recognized penetrating, alcohol-based leather dye in the world For use on vegetable tanned or unfinished leather Will not peel, crack or rub-off when fully dry while remaining flexible Also works well when applied with a dry sponge or wool daubers Use Fiebing's dye reducer to lighten tint and consistency

Natural, unfinished leathers take dye easiest, making veg tan leather one of the best options. It doesn’t hurt to test the dye on a scrap piece to figure out how to achieve your desired color.