07-12-2019, 02:24 PM
(07-12-2019, 09:25 AM)Dan D\Silva Wrote: Hello again.
I'm nearly finished my madder chamois project. I've just got one last question:
I understand that after taking the material out of the dyebath, you're supposed to let it dry, and then wash it to remove any unfixed dye and pieces of root. Should you use soap/detergent, or just plain water?
Rinse it with clean water till it runs clear, if it turns out a little stiffer then you would prefer roll it for a while and it will soften up.
You shouldn't need to let it dry before hand, any dye that hasn't fixed will wash out when you rinse it either way....
Never use detergent on leather, saddle soap is fine....
Ivor
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
"And the four bare walls stand on the seashore. a wreck a skeleton a monument of that instability and vicissitude to which all things human are subject. Not a dwelling within sight, and the farm labourer, and curious traveller, are the only persons that ever visit the scene where once so many thousands were congregated." T.Lewin 1867
