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Thank you for the detailed response, Dwight. It is much appreciated. Two questions - is the neetsfoot oil important to the dyeing process, or is that for conditioning? I ask, because neetsfoot oil has fallen out of favor as a conditioner. If it's to condition, I'd rather use something else. (Players don't want their gloves to get to floppy, or too heavy with oil soaked leather.) What does the Aussie or atom wax do? Thanks again.

Hi. First post. This would probably be an easy project for most of you, but it's my first time working with leather. I want to dye a baseball glove black and have a few questions. The glove is used and in need of conditioning. (I wasn't going to use a lanolin-based glove conditioner). - Should I condition the glove first, or wait until after the dye job is complete? -Is Fiebing's dye the way to go? How many coats will likely be necessary to make tan leather black? -Do I need to seal the dye afterwards? I don't want the glove to look like it's been shellacked, but would seal it if necessary. Finally, is it possible to dye white stitching and embroidery? I take it the stitching is synthetic and doesn't respond to leather dye. Is there something else I can use? Thanks a lot for your help.