Bonding Silk To Leather

[stateless]

Hello everyone,

I've only very recently taken up leather working as a hobby; just purchased a couple of Stohlman's books, plus the Handbook by Valerie Michael.

One of the items I plan to make first is a very simple set of bookmarks, thin (1-1.5mm) leather on one side and vintage kimono silk on the other.

Does anyone have experience with glueing silk to leather? From my reading I believe the spray glue from 3M is a good choice, but I'd like to be sure it won't bleed through the light weight silk.

Also, does anyone have tips on how to finish the edges? I'd obviously like to avoid the edges of the silk fraying over time, so I'm hoping I can use something to tightly bond the leather and silk together, perhaps a clear epoxy or wax?

Any tips would be very gratefully received.

Cheers.

[dirtclod]

You could turn the edges of the silk under that way you would have a finished edge on the outside. As far as the glue try it on a small piece and see what happens.