Deerskin Mold

[Bert03241]

I have a piece of deerskin with what looks like mold , it doesn't smell moldy but has blotches of light blue discoloration .

Killing the mold is pretty easy with Vinegar or Hydrogen Peroxide but will it damage the skin? and How to you get rid of the discoloration? I want to line a purse with it

[Bert03241]

5 hours ago, Bert03241 said:

I have a piece of deerskin with what looks like mold , it doesn't smell moldy but has blotches of light blue discoloration .

Killing the mold is pretty easy with Vinegar or Hydrogen Peroxide but will it damage the skin? and How to you get rid of the discoloration? I want to line a purse with it

[Dwight]

I would do "what ya gotta do" in order to kill the mold.

I understand that borax is also a mold killer . . . and being a dry powder like chemical . . . "may" do less discoloration.

Then dye the thing dark enough to overcome any discoloration.

May God bless,

Dwight

[Northmount]

I have removed mold from vegtan cowhide with liquid saddle soap followed by bleaching with oxalic acid.  1 teaspoon to a pint of clean water.

Whether effective for deerskin, maybe test on a small piece first.

 

[tsunkasapa]

Be aware that you can wash deerskin in the washing machine. I wash my buckskins at the end of each rondy season. Wash cold with laundry SOAP, not detergent. Tumble in the dryer with no heat or hang dry on a good breezy day. You will need to do some stretching after it's dry.

 

[Bert03241]

Thanks Guys I think I'll try just washing first see how that works then go on to other methods if that doesn't work.