Jump to content
ThoughtFission

Looking for advice on starting supplies

Recommended Posts

Hi,

I'm about to get my leather business up and running and could use some advice regarding what supplies I should get as a starting point. Hope I can get some advice as to what to buy first. I will be making bags, wallets, watch straps. Hopefully I will be working in Veg Tan when possible.

Dyes for edge finishing, what colors and brands?

Threads - sizes, colors and brands in European sizes for both machine and hand stitching?

Any tools that you use regularly that you wouldn't have thought of in the beginning?

And finally, does anyone know of any suppliers in France (Europe) that will split leather to order? None of the suppliers in my area will do this but in the USA it's quite common.

Thanks!

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Dyes: If you talk about leather dye then Fiebings is popular, and in combination with some burnishing compound like Tokonole is a good start.

if you talk about edge paint then you have Fenice, Vernis 600 (Vernis600 have a limited expire date, go bad after 1-2 years), Giardini, Uniters, Stahl, Beraud CT. From what I've seen Uniters and Fenice seems to be most popular. Avoid Fiebings edge kote (My opinion)

Meisi have both linen and synthetic threads suitable for both hand stitching and machine stitching. Personally I really like Xiange twist (Poly thread with a linen look)

Cuirtextilecrea have splitting service.

https://www.cuirtextilecrea.com/leather-splitting-c2x21848419

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

I believe these will split for you, have some nice leather too.We are just about still in Europe at the moment.

http://www.metropolitanleather.com

Hope this helps

JCUK

 

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites
13 minutes ago, jcuk said:

I believe these will split for you, have some nice leather too.We are just about still in Europe at the moment.

http://www.metropolitanleather.com

Hope this helps

JCUK

 

Thanks! Hope you will stay in some form or another. Sad to see the UK leave.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


×
×
  • Create New...