These Dyes are specially selected for the staining of Vegetable Tanned Leathers. A range of ten colours has been carefully chosen from which we consider it is possible to match the majority of possible colours. Variations of shades can be obtained by adding small quantities of a contrasting colour to the basic shade. The intensity of the colour can be determined by the strength of the solution used. It is inadvisable to endeavour to make too great a change, rather start again with a different base shade.
To prepare a solution from the powder, a small quantity should be made into a paste with cold water, then boiling water added until the required dilution is obtained. If the solution is too concentrated, a "Bronze" effect will result.
Once you have made up your dye solution, pour the required amount into a shallow dish. Using cotton wool dipped in the solution, apply the dye in broad, parallel and even strokes on to the leather, each time slightly overlapping the previous run. If necessary, after the first application is dry, the leather can be rotated 90 degrees and a second less wet coat can be applied to make the finish look more uniform.
Once completely dry, an application of Dye-Fix will fasten the dye.
Useful Pointer - Interesting articles on how to stain leather appear in issues 3 and 30 of our newsletter, Skin Deep. They may be viewed by clicking Leather Staining, Dyeing and Decorating and Leather to Dye For
The dye is available in two sizes:
50ml bottle - £4.37 each
500ml bottle - £21.00 each
