Wow! It will be interesting to see it's condition when you get it, please update us. If you use blackrocks on pebbled leather be sure to use it very sparingly - and it is helpful to use a soft, clean, horsehair brush to buff it vigorously. How exciting!
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Wow! It will be interesting to see it's condition when you get it, please update us. If you use blackrocks on pebbled leather be sure to use it very sparingly - and it is helpful to use a soft, clean, horsehair brush to buff it vigorously. How exciting!
I used to have that bag. It is very heavy so I sold it.
I passed one up at a thrift store because the manager wasn't there to negotiate a lower price. I guess I should be happy. I never actually picked it up.
I don't remember, but it was more than I was willing to pay at a thrift store. Probably between $40 and $60.
Okay. I have really stalled out on dunking, rehabbing, conditioning, organizing. Decided to finally dunk these two today. I really want to get the navy, on the right, into rotation!
So I dunked them both together, with very little dye loss. I filled up kitchen sink with warm water, maybe just a little less than an ounce of Lexol cleaner. Gentle scrub of all surfaces with a toothbrush and soak for the remainder of 20 minutes. Then warm water soak/ rinse for 20 min, cup of vinegar added to water. I let them sit in my empty sink for a few hours while I did a few errands. One app of Leather CPR and here they are. I will put towels in them before I go to bed.
For anyone who might be considering replacing part of the leather on a vintage Coach bag:
The video is a bit blurry, but you get a good idea about construction. I believe he removes and re-attaches the original piping afterwards.
In case the link doesn't work, look up 'Bedo Leatherworks coach' on youtube. He has lots of other interesting rehabs as well.
The video is a bit blurry, but you get a good idea about construction. I believe he removes and re-attaches the original piping afterwards.
In case the link doesn't work, look up 'Bedo Leatherworks coach' on youtube. He has lots of other interesting rehabs as well.
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I just got an original rambler repaired it had a big tear in the back by the flap, and the leather place I took it to did not take a quarter of the care that guy did.
Thank you, that's very interesting and informative! It's nice to see a craftsman who knows how to give vintage Coach the attention it deserves
There's a leather worker near me who makes everything from hand-tooled wallets to motorcycle bags. He's very good, but he seems to have looser standards when it comes to repairing old handbags. The local shoe repair place is even more slap-dash.
I wish someone would specialize in coach bags somewhere. It's not like it's just some junk bag that you'd throw away after a few years. We take alot of pride in our bags.
He is just simply amazing. He obviously has decades of experience. I follow him on IG and first found him when he replaced all the piping on a vintage Coach briefcase. I wish I had half his expertise in working with leather.
Oh, I didn't see that! I'll have to re-visit his channel. I found him while searching for hand-stitching tutorials for leather repair. I would like to make new leather tabs for some of my bags where the leather has all stretched out and the metal rings sag. I also want to replace some damaged hardware but that requires opening up the strap ends and re-glue and stitch. Coach quoted me a starting rate of 75.00 just to open one end of the strap. A local leather specialist starts at 100.00 ( but they are really experts - lots of excellent repairs all done by hand.) Still, my budget is about 5 - 10 bucks
I would be interested to see stitching repairs anyone here has done.
Here's the briefcase post. There are other pics. Make sure to slide left to see the after photos.Oh, I didn't see that! I'll have to re-visit his channel. I found him while searching for hand-stitching tutorials for leather repair. I would like to make new leather tabs for some of my bags where the leather has all stretched out and the metal rings sag. I also want to replace some damaged hardware but that requires opening up the strap ends and re-glue and stitch. Coach quoted me a starting rate of 75.00 just to open one end of the strap. A local leather specialist starts at 100.00 ( but they are really experts - lots of excellent repairs all done by hand.) Still, my budget is about 5 - 10 bucks
I would be interested to see stitching repairs anyone here has done.