John, Let me jump in here. It is my understanding that most leather will harden once it gets wet. The remedy is to stretch it out slowly and carefull until it is once again supple. Try that first. Just take hold of the ends of the pieces and begin to gently pull and tug. It should develop small "cracks" in the leather. Enough of those small "cracks", which are merely cracks in the hard crust, and the leather will be back to normal.
If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll give yo usome additional advice. Good luck, Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 4:35 PM Subject: [VFB] kool aid questions > Joyce and others- > > I think I may have done something wrong in my dying process. I died some hen saddles and a rabbit skin. The rabbit skin was cut into pieces. All of the colors absorbed beautifully, but now the skins on both the saddles and rabbit patches are hard. What did I do wrong, I was hoping to be able to use the rabbit as zonkers, now I am left with a ton of dubbing. Any help? > > john > >
