Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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kimberleyg said:
I start with warm water and Dawn. How bad a shape is she in? Sometimes only one wash,sometimes more if shoe polish or something nasty has been applied. If the leather is in good shape, stuff her with towels to retain or get her shape back. If leather is in bad shape, start conditioning when she is 3/4 dry.
well it is gorgeous!! What a great find. Hopefully one day I'll run into one!!On the 'bay.It was listed as a Station Bag, which is why I got it for a fairly reasonable price-$45ish. Green has been on my want list for awhile but they usually get pretty high.
Wow! $20 and that gorgeous colour, you are very lucky! Can't wait to see final pictures. I am very envious!
This is my new Stewardess eBay picture. Looks clean but I need a reason to play in water so....her she is soaking in her rinse bath. I will post conditioned pictures in a few days. So excited since I got her for $20.00. Woooohoooo
Thanks very much. I just got home from work and gave her a wash. The water was sure black. I have her stuffed with towels to dry. I closed the flap.....is that ok? At first I thought maybe I should leave it open to dry but then I thought I need to make sure the flap dries flat so not sure which is right! Talk about flying by the seat of my pants!!!!
If anyone has any other words of wisdom for me feel free!!!
This is my new Stewardess eBay picture. Looks clean but I need a reason to play in water so....her she is soaking in her rinse bath. I will post conditioned pictures in a few days. So excited since I got her for $20.00. Woooohoooo
A stewardess for $20, wow! What color is she? In the bath she looks british tan or mahagony.
I usually leave the flap open while it is drying. The information at the links below may be off assistance, good luck!
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/two-70s-80s-made-nyc-bags-going-through-658823.html
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club-624452-8.html#post18465269
I think it depends on your drying area: hanging or laying, etc. I stuff with towels and try to hang the bags in such as way as to put as little "bend" in the flap as possible. I have a handy 3 part towel rack that allows me to hang the bag by its brass rings or whatever the handle is attached to on the purse using large untwisted paper clips, at a lower part of the towel rack and then use a large paper clip attached to the turn lock closure if there is one, to keep the flap straight up and down as it dries...let me see if I can post a photo of what I am talking about tomorrow. Otherwise, it's probably ok to just leave it open once the initial heavy wetness has gone away from the towels being used, etc.
here's an example (it's a bag I have yet to wash, but had verdigris to remove..just wanted you to see the way I hang it when possible, or a variation there of). The flap/paperclip area is not bearing any of the bag's weight since the side hooks are holding the purse up. It's just keeping it straight only.
Heavy duty paper clips make great, cheap hooks. I hang things up by the hardware whenever possible to keep from making dents or stretching the leather unevenly. I dry the flap straight as possible at first, and eventually when working conditioner into the almost dry bag, I'll let the newly moisturized flap bend open to fully dry her.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fitspecialcollections/sets/72157626585200920/with/5659250183/
While your bags are drying, I figured you Cashin lovers might want to take a break and admire some Cashin sketches I just found. I love her little notes she writes on the sketches.
While your bags are drying, I figured you Cashin lovers might want to take a break and admire some Cashin sketches I just found. I love her little notes she writes on the sketches.
Jessi319 said:
Bonnie was the Frank Lloyd Wright of clothing and handbag design. Her designs still look spot on today!
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