Dunedain Girdle-Purse

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Applied Vinegroon over lunch...
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That's splendid :P:
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That is coming out real nice.
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so cool! Can't wait to see it all finished and sewn. :)
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So now that it's dried, it has a distinctively greenish cast. None of my test pieces have had that. Any of you vinegar black users know what's going on?
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Different leather reacts slightly differently: was your test piece cut from the same hide?

I'd be tempted to give it a second treatment if it's not light enough - I normally end up doing a couple passes before sealing. The exception being as I recall that Hermann Oak stuff which I don't think needed it.
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Some more work done.

I soaked it in a baking soda bath, and let it dry. A couple days later I added some olive oil. Man, it was thirsty! I used a half cup of olive oil and I'd bet it would have taken more.

Since then I've let it sit on paper towels and equalize.

Yesterday I cemented down the coin pockets and reenforecment strip, and today I punched stitching holes.

Next step, It's finally time to start stitching.
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Loving it!
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That project gets better every time I see it :P
Are the coin pockets going to be drawstring?
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Iodo wrote:That project gets better every time I see it :P
Are the coin pockets going to be drawstring?
Yes, based on this drawing from Goubitz.
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This is just getting jaw droppingly good. :)
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So, it's been a long time since I updated...

I mentioned how much olive oil it soaked up? About a half cup. Didn't think anything of it, until I came back to it the next day, and found oil had come back out and soaked through 3 layers of paper towels. So I have been wiping it down, and letting it dry for a few weeks, it now seems to have evened out.

So, let that be a lesson to you. Less is more. Back to sewing soon.
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Can't wait!
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