Howdy!
I made my first attempt at bag that has stitches hidden inside (it is turned inside out after sewing). However while trying to turn it inside out, I discovered that I used too thick leather (veg. tanned) and I simply was not able to turn it inside out without damaging it.
So, being desperate, I showered whole thing with water and then it turned inside out pretty easily. However, now, after drying, leather hardened and its too stiff and hard, almost like a cardboard. I cant imagine using it as a bag in this state.
Is there any way to return softness to leather that was in water?
And what if that happened to product while normal, every day usage? It can get wet in rain for example. How to protect veg. tanned leather products from getting too hard after contact with water?
Im total begginner and Im aware that these questions are very basic, but I could not find any sensible answer with google.
Thanks a lot.