Can red thread be purchased in lieu of the choices displayed on your web page? For the black city grips. Thanks, Roger UPDATED 2021. Walnut stocks waxed thread for its sew-on leather bicycle accessories in three different natural-toned colors: white, dark brown, and black. But for some bikes it makes a lot of sense to… Read More FAQ: Colored thread choices for our sew-on leather bicycle accessories
We often get requests for our leather products in specific colors of leather, like bright orange or white. There is a difference between the two most commonly-used kinds of leather tanning processes, and and this difference explains why we can’t make those kinds of candy colors. Although there are many kinds of tanning, we’re going to talk… Read More Leather colors: garment leather vs. vegetable-tanned leather
An alert reader noticed these pictures of a custom project we did for another customer on our Flickr page and wondered about the color. This was a custom color job for a customer, and we call this “light brown”. It’s somewhere in between our two standard colors that we call “honey” and “dark brown”. We… Read More Somewhere between honey brown and dark brown
I just received your leathers and have installed one side of the sew-on handlebar leathers. It looks great! Unfortunately, it’s still a little too light coloured for my liking. Is there any way you would recommend for me to darken it? Are there any oils I can apply to the leather? Thanks in advance!! Regards, Lloyd You can darken our… Read More How to darken vegetable-tanned leather easily
