The first human clothes were made of leather and fur. Since ancient times, leather has served humanity, so people have long learned how to process it, sew clothes, shoes, gloves, bags, and even jewelry from it. She never went out of fashion, in every season she is given a special place. There is probably no such person who did not have at least one leather jacket, jacket or coat. Some wear their leather items for 8-10 years. Naturally, it is aging, rubbing, cracking, breaking.
What to do?
All leather owners are faced with a problem such as
repair of a leather jacket.
The easiest option is to have it repaired at the studio and skin restoration will be done. At the same time, you will pay a lot of money, because this work is expensive. But when a small repair of a leather jacket is required, then it is quite possible to do it yourself. The procedure, of course, is not very pleasant, because not everyone knows how to work with the skin. You need to have patience, as fingers get tired, and you do not always have the necessary tools, paints.
What you need to have in the house if you have leather clothes:
- scissors, needles, threads;
- shoe glue or other colorless skin glue in tubes;
- awl;
- stationery knife;
- a new tool for skin repair - liquid skin. It is sold in a set, jars of 7 colors, and individually. It merges well with the skin, paints and glues. It does not lose its properties at temperatures from –35 to +70 degrees (Celsius). Until dry, easily removed with a wet rag. And if you press it down with a relief fabric, then there will be a relief pattern under the skin. True, it hardens from 2 to 8 hours, depending on the density of the layer that is applied to the damaged area.
When there are these items, repairing a leather jacket can be done quickly and easily.
How to sew a lock?
Unfortunately, locks on jackets from frequent use quickly fail. If the slider breaks, then the lock no longer works. The question immediately arises of its replacement. It is necessary to smack the old, wedge the new one. A sewing machine does not take the skin. What to do? There is a way: we sew a new one directly to the old castle from below. The jacket will serve you again.
How to sew a seam on the back of a jacket
It so happens that the jacket is seated. It can be a seam on the back, side or on the sleeve. In this case, from the inside, it is necessary to gently spread the seam of the lining fabric on the sleeve so that you can pull out the entire back of the jacket or sleeve through this hole. Sew the seam on the machine, again, through the open hole, shove the turned inside out. Gently stitch the seam on the sleeve with a machine seam or with your hands with a small machine seam.
Restoration of skin in shabby places
A leather jacket from frequent and long wear can wipe and lose its good appearance. Even if it is perfectly made from a well-known company, like any thing, it is aging. But skin is a wonderful material. Paint and special care products will help her to get the same look. Apply the paint with a sponge. If you simply have scratches on your jacket or you need to paint over a small place, you can use permanent markers for metal - Edding 780. Paint for leather shoes in cans is sold in shoe stores in the departments of related products . It is perfect for painting the skin.
How to close a hole in a jacket?It often happens that a jacket is hooked somewhere, and it is torn. The mood, of course, is already spoiled. But you can fix everything and make a small repair of a leather jacket yourself. Do the work on the table. Straighten a piece torn from the jacket, cut the threads so that the piece is with smooth edges. Now cut a dense lining fabric slightly larger than the size of the hole and gently push it in with tweezers. Spread it out. It turned out a patch inside. Now smear the cut-out lining and skin with glue, wait five minutes until the glue hardens a little, and glue the torn skin to the patch. Tighten the edges, wipe off excess glue on the skin with a wet cloth and place under the press. 7-8 minutes are enough. Blow dry and tint. The restored place will be inconspicuous.
We hope that you will be able to repair leather jackets, and these little secrets will be useful to you.