OrangeFoxEventing

Hi all, I have recently tried dying a saddle seat (as I couldn't get one in black so went with brown and dyed it!). I was very pleased with the result and despite wearing white breeches I'm also very happy that no dye has run since I've been using it. I now have another seat to dye but my only gripe about the last one was that the Resolene finish was too shiney. it is advertised as a medium shine but its too much for me - what would you advise I use instead? My system was: 1. tape off the leather piping I didn't want to get dye on 2. Deglaze the surface (fieblings deglazer) 3. Use Fieblings pro dye black to dye the leather, repeat twice 4. Seal with Fieblings Resolene (two coats). 5. I used Fieblings Canauba cream on top just because I had heard it covers the resolene and provides protection for it. I don't know if it made any difference or if it would work fine without the resolene to seal the dye in. Hope you can advise. i attach a photo of the before and after of my last attempt.