A Question On Applyinga Dye

[leathervan]

I am going by Bob Park's method of 'Finishing Edges". After wetting the edge and rubbing in glycerol bar soap I burnish the edge with saddle soap as he says and then apply the dye. My question is this: Will the dye be absorbed into the leather after glycerol bar soap and saddle soap have been rubbed in? It seems the proper way to do it would be to apply the dye first and then the bar and saddle soap. I guess I must be missing something.

[MonicaJacobson]

I have had trouble with good dye penetration after applying saddle soap as well. However, most finishing processes include sanding. Maybe it would help to saddle soap, sand, dye, then saddle soap again.