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Permalink Reply by Cessiah Alice October 15, 2016 at 11:55am

I have had the same problem with one of the pieces of rose gold leather I have. It's not all pieces though. I think maybe some pieces just rub away? I'm not sure why... And don't know of any way to stop it happening! Would love to hear if anyone does. Cessiah x

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Permalink Reply by Sophie Allport October 20, 2016 at 7:53am

I have this problem too but only with some metallics. 

I have found that most metallic leathers have a silver foil base and then they are coloured over the top with a tint colour. When excess rubbing occurs or glues come into contact with it, i find it may lose its coating. The best advice i have is to have a can of silver "Design master" spray or something of that equivalent to give it an extra coat. Another way may be to treat the leather with a clear coat of paint however this may affect the usability of the leather for use on some projects. I also have found plenty of other silver leathers where this has not been a problem at all. At the end of the day it will come down to who made it and the processes they used to achieve the desired result. 

 

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Permalink Reply by Shauna M Caddy October 22, 2016 at 9:30pm

Thanks Yes have used the leather clear coat, and have thought of using the design master, re assuring that it isn't just me, thought I must have been doing something major wrong, will try design master thank you so much for your advise appreciate it .

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Permalink Reply by Elaine Mergard October 24, 2016 at 4:54pm

Hat Academy tutor Jane Stoddart suggests:

• Some have a ‘plastic’ coating which tends to ‘crack’, others seem to have a spray coating which can rub off.
• Handle the leather very gently especially when damp.
• If you have a wired leather feather, and you want to accent the wire stem, press down over a cloth, rather than rubbing in an up and down direction.

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Permalink Reply by Shauna M Caddy October 24, 2016 at 5:51pm

Thank you so much Elaine, cant tell you how brilliant this forum is I have purchased a few lessons and classes and have a list Janes is actually on top at moment I find it so very helpful so glad for it, and I shall try those tips,  I am very exited about advancing my skills and thanks to you it is much more possible.

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Permalink Reply by Jane Stoddart October 26, 2016 at 10:34am

I also wanted to add... be very careful with solvent based glues! These really seem to lift the foil off some leathers :(. I always use water based PVA glue for metallic leathers :)

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