Repair of leather edge on Louis Vuitton bag

[PrePro]

I'm about to attempt the same thing - may I ask, what thread did you use and do you recall the brand/color of pigskin?

I was going to try kangaroo for strength and try to get the color to match but best to go with the original.

thanks for posting!

 

[Mulesaw]

17 hours ago, PrePro said:

I'm about to attempt the same thing - may I ask, what thread did you use and do you recall the brand/color of pigskin?

I was going to try kangaroo for strength and try to get the color to match but best to go with the original.

thanks for posting!

 

Hi PrePro

I can't remember the thread colour/brand, but I'll sign off the ship tomorrow and go home, so if you can wait one more day, I can tell you the brand/colour.

Regarding the pig skin, it was something that came from my dads collection after he dies, so I have no idea whatsoever of the brand. I would look for a colour in the whiskey/cognac range (depending on what the store will call it) Like this: https://www.laederiet.dk/shop/81-foerskind/4030-svineskind/?variantId=20968

I used some double sided tape to hold the edge in place during sewing. It is not messy like contact glue can be, and it is plenty strong to hold the pieces in place while you sew, and if you mess up a bit when placing it in the first attempt, it can be removed without making a mark etc. 

Brgds

Jonas (who will be back with more info tomorrow)

[PrePro]

wow no rush at all - just whenever - this is great thank you for being so helpful!

[Mulesaw]

@PrePro One day late (I hope you don't consider me a complete untrustworthy fraud) :-) 

I was so tired when I finally made it home, that I fell asleep on  after eating supper.

But here's some information on the thread:

I used Gütermann extra stark M782, colour 327 
Over here in Denmark it is available in most regular sewing machine/fabric/embroidery shops. So I guess it should also be available in the USA.
If it is possible, I would bring the bag that you want to repair into a physical shop to check if the colour is a good match. I have no idea of the age of the bag that I repaired, so in theory the colour could be faded a bit. But if you don't have a Gütermann shop near you, the colour I used was 327.

I have used the same line of thread (the extra stark M782) for other projects as well. Occasionally I get a pair of riding boots in light brown or dark brown. And instead of buying a large spool of 2000 m in a cpecial colour, the M782 gives me 100 m of any imaginable colour for around 5$.

Good luck with the project, and please let me know if you need any more help :-)

Brgds Jonas