Nowandagain

Thanks to everyone who answered. I have tried suntanning veg tan but never got beyond golden tan, even with several days in the sunshine - and the sun here is STRONG. But I did not try moistening the leather first, much less remoistening. I did see Don Gonzalez mention olive oil. A lot of people say that olive oil will rot leather, but if he says it's not a problem, that's good for me. Black walnut trees unfortunately aren't found anywhere that I can access. More advice is of course welcome!

Any suggestions for dying veg tan brown or burgundy using household materials? Leather dyes are hard to find where I live (Amazon won’t ship them here), and I want to avoid exposure to VOCs for health reasons. Haven’t found neatsfoot oil here, either Coffee comes out much too light, no matter how strong I brew it, how long I leave it, or how many coats I use. Adding ketchup to the coffee helps, but not enough. One website claims you can use pomegranate juice. They were wrong. Has anyone tried diluting vinegaroon (I’ve never used it) with coffee? Or adding steel wool to strong coffee? Any luck with strong tea? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance. (I accidentally posted this in the holsters/sheathes group, and can’t figure out how to change it. I’m new here, so if that’s a rule violation please forgive me.)

Any suggestions for dying veg tan brown or burgundy using household materials? Leather dyes are hard to find where I live (Amazon won’t ship them here), and I want to avoid exposure to VOCs for health reasons. Haven’t found neatsfoot oil here, either Coffee comes out much too light, no matter how strong I brew it, how long I leave it, or how many coats I use. Adding ketchup to the coffee helps, but not enough. One website claims you can use pomegranate juice. They were wrong. Has anyone tried diluting vinegaroon (I’ve never used it) with coffee? Or adding steel wool to strong coffee? Any luck with strong tea? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance.