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Post by lenapej on Jun 26, 2022 11:06:34 GMT -7
Blackhand In a thread a while back there was a mention about some of the colors on modern leather and you gave a recipe on how to remove some of that coloring, and for the life of me I can't find the quote, would you be so kind as to give that solution again please? I made a pair of breeches a while back from buckskin and they were a yellow color, and even though I have a period reference for "yellow leather breeches" I am not a fan and would like to remove some of that yellow if I can, as you can see in the pic they have faded a bit from wear, but not quite enough. Thanks Josh  |
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Post by Black Hand on Jun 26, 2022 12:53:41 GMT -7
I used a solution of household bleach in water to remove the orange color from a chrome tan elk hide. Several rounds with a thorough rinse with water between. After the last water rinse, allow to dry and soften by stretching & twisting.
Not certain how this would affect the color from smoking of a braintan hide. Might work, might not....
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Post by lenapej on Jun 26, 2022 19:09:25 GMT -7
Thank you sir, much appreciated.
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Post by Black Hand on Jun 26, 2022 19:22:25 GMT -7
Proceed at your own risk. The hide(s) I bleached were not sewn into a finished item until after the treatment (i.e. - not sure how the thread will fare). That said, I made winter moccasins that are still going strong after many years.
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Post by RyanAK on Jun 27, 2022 6:10:24 GMT -7
Good job on those breeches, Josh. I’d heed Hand’s warning to proceed with caution. What type of thread did you use? Have any scrap left over to test on?
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Post by Sicilianhunter on Jun 28, 2022 5:42:45 GMT -7
I used a solution of household bleach in water to remove the orange color from a chrome tan elk hide. Several rounds with a thorough rinse with water between. After the last water rinse, allow to dry and soften by stretching & twisting. Not certain how this would affect the color from smoking of a braintan hide. Might work, might not.... Hand, Was this process done in a washing machine? Do you recall the ratio of bleach to water? 10:1? |
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Post by RyanAK on Jun 28, 2022 5:55:55 GMT -7
Josh… throw them in a sunny spot for a few days. Either outside or in a window that gets good sunlight.
Or… you know. Wear them in the tanning bed. 😎 I’ve used sunlight to bleach all sorts of things.
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Post by Black Hand on Jun 28, 2022 8:47:53 GMT -7
I used a solution of household bleach in water to remove the orange color from a chrome tan elk hide. Several rounds with a thorough rinse with water between. After the last water rinse, allow to dry and soften by stretching & twisting. Not certain how this would affect the color from smoking of a braintan hide. Might work, might not.... Hand, Was this process done in a washing machine? Do you recall the ratio of bleach to water? 10:1? I did it in a plastic bucket (in the tub to catch drips). I added bleach until the water felt "slippery" - sorry, no exact ratio. I don't think it's all that critical, as the collagen is resistant to base and household bleach is a rather weak solution of base. |
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Post by lenapej on Jul 1, 2022 15:42:18 GMT -7
Good job on those breeches, Josh. I’d heed Hand’s warning to proceed with caution. What type of thread did you use? Have any scrap left over to test on? Thanks, I used waxed linen thread, pretty strong stuff, and I do have scraps left over, good idea. The bleaching in the sun may work also, it's plenty hot right now! |
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