Gluing fabric to leather

[BrendaMason]

Suggestions on what you use to glue liner fabric inside a leather  bag.  I used double sided tape and then stitched around the edges,  before.  

Looking for something more durable,  yet won't ruin the fabric. 

[Dwight]

Contact cement has worked for me for years on end.

May God bless,

Dwight

[BrendaMason]

Dwight, the fabric is still pliable with the contact cement behind it?

[chrisash]

I used a carpet spray on tin to spray on, I taped over the borders prior to spraying etc so the glue only went where needed, then removed the tape and rolled on the fabric, there was no seep through and time enough to roll the fabris flat and remove any creases

This was POly/Cotton to Horoween

Edited December 30, 2018 by chrisash

[Dwight]

4 hours ago, BrendaMason said:

Dwight, the fabric is still pliable with the contact cement behind it?

Yes it is, . . . it is a bit stiffer, . . . but I use a very light coating on both, . . . mostly insides of gun bags, wallets, purses, . . . stuff that don't flex that much anyway.

One thing you can do is only do the edges, like many handbags are done.  They use some kind of rubber cement or double face tape to hold the liner to the zipper and to the leather, . . . sew all three together at the same time.  I prefer contact cement.

Very thin fabric, especially if it is light colored can let it show thru, . . . 

Mess with it, . . . you'll probably find you like it.  Put a dab down on the fabric, . . . use an old credit card or putty knife to spread it out real thin, . . . dry it with a heat gun, . . . have a go at it.

May God bless,

Dwight