Jaywire

Thanks! Got loads of iso already, so I'll give that a go.

Thanks for the replies and advice, only just got around to checking out the forum again, leatherworking very much a part time hobby for me at the moment. I think I just need to play around a bit more and see what works for me. I'm also using the Fiebings 'Pro Dye', what would I mix that with so that it saturates the leather better? The colours are also quite 'heavy', so mixing it with a thinner might help me get more even lighter tones. That holster is something else! I've got a lot to learn... I set my first press stud this evening! Which feels like a victory to me!

Hello! Just starting to learn how to work with leather, really enjoying it so far, making basic 'outdoorsy' things like water bottle holders, belt pouches and so on. I've started to play around with dying my leather, I've found loads of guides on how to dye leather but nothing that says when in a project it's best to dye your work. I'm assuming it's best to dye your leather after you've cut all your shapes, made all the groves for stitching and so on (so the dye gets into the edges and groves etc.) but before you stitch / glue / rivet / burnish your work together (so you don't dye your thread and so on)? Is that right? Seems to make sense to me but like I say, can't find anything online that specifically says this is best practice. Thanks!