Dyeing leather a gunmetal colour

[torrbuidhe]

The belt I made for my sister turned out pretty well her boyfriend asked me for a belt in a gunmetal colour - that is blued steel.

I think this calls for mixing dyes, I'll be using Fiebings spirit dyes. I thought start with a thinned black and build up to dark grey, then navy over the dark grey.

I'm new to this, so I'm looking for any ideas from more people with more experience.

[Go2Tex]

I think I would try some metalic color, like silver and blue ...... just a thought. Show us what you come up with.

[badger]

When I started making Vinegaroon, I only left the solution for a day or so. I tried soaking a piece of veg tan in it and it turned a really nice gunmetal blue/grey.

Try searching the Vinegaroon threads.....

Cheers,

Karl

Edited February 28, 2009 by badger

[torrbuidhe]

That sound like a good option , Karl. There's plenty of rusty iron about here (it's a crofting area )

Is it easy to build up to the colour you want with vinegaroon?. I don't want to end up with black leather.

Neil.