Hello,

I have some pieces of sheepskin that were dyed for troll hair.

However, the dye is not set and WILL NOT WASH OUT.

I wash and wash and rinse and rinse and there is still color coming off the leather.

Could you please advise me what I can use to either remove all the dye or set the dye?

TROUBLE...the dye runs horrible out of the skin and the leather is shrunken and like a rock.

SO...I wash the leather until it runs clear. I condition the leather while it is still wet.

The edges are still like a rock but the rest of the leather and hair are fine.

So I work the edges over the back of a chair until soft.

All of this is way too time consuming.

The condition of the leather has only got to be soft and colorfast.


Here are the Photos of the trouble sheepskin.

How hair comes to me.
#1

Leather condition when it arrives---leather is around 3 inch by one inch.
#2

But it is curled upon itself hard as a rock from acid dyes.

#3

After I have soaked it overnight in gentle cleaner and washed it 3 times it almost has all the dye out of it and the leather is back to its original size.
#4

After I have conditioned it while it is still wet and allowed it to dry.
#5
By the way ----the "finished" last picture #5----the skin is still crocking when wiped with a wet white cloth.

I also cannot find any way to dye sheepskin to get the result I want...colorfast dye and leather still soft.