I am a longtime lurker, so, first of all, thank you for all your previous help. Secondly, I am sorry if these are silly questions, but they are things I am struggling with.
So far, I have made a pretty bad belt and a functional dog lead. I made them with minimal tools. I have now bought a few cheapie tools so I can start to learn and improve. When I have a bit more money I really want to invest in better tools. I have caught the bug.
My questions are initially to do with staining.
1 - I want to make more dog leads. In the shop bought ones, both sides of the lead have the same colour of stain - in fact, they have the top bit of the leather on both sides (if that makes sense. Can you stain the furry side of the leather? The lead which I have just made is about 3-3.5mm which is quite nice. Would I be better trying to find two 1.3-2mm leather strips, staining them and gluing them together and then stitching it? What do you proper leather folk do? If anyone knows of a youtube or tutorial for improving this I would be very grateful.
2. Does anyone have any experience with acrylic dyes like Angelus Acrylic? Are there other options for nice bright vibrant colours - pinks and blues and greens? Would they be any good on dog leads? Can you use them in a spray gun?
Thank you very much, I am very grateful for your help.