badLoveLeather Posted April 19, 2012 Report Posted April 19, 2012 I've been using this 13/15oz saddle skirting to make belts. I don't know much about casing veg tan. Would it help if I cased the belt blanks to stiffen up the leather before dyeing? Also if I do that will the dye have a harder time penetrating the leather because the water has tightened up the pores? Any advice would help. Thanks, Travis Quote
Members Bluesman Posted April 19, 2012 Members Report Posted April 19, 2012 Casing opens up the pores allowing the dye to go deeper into the leather and make it darker. I made a guitar strap and dyed it. When I did the matching belts the colors were off. I made two new belts caseed and let sit overnight. The next day I dyed them and the match was perfect. Bob Park has an excellant tutorial on here that explains casing. Quote
badLoveLeather Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Posted April 21, 2012 Where can I find that? Casing opens up the pores allowing the dye to go deeper into the leather and make it darker. I made a guitar strap and dyed it. When I did the matching belts the colors were off. I made two new belts caseed and let sit overnight. The next day I dyed them and the match was perfect. Bob Park has an excellant tutorial on here that explains casing. Quote
Members Bluesman Posted April 21, 2012 Members Report Posted April 21, 2012 Where can I find that? http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=19121 Quote
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