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I know your panic feelings during the dyed. I think the reason is water soluble dye. The alcohol soluble dye is most penetrant in leather and works faster Note: The most interesting use of a spanish diary since years. ;) Good Job!

I followed your advise, I used gloves and mask!. And about waste water, uhmmm. I did not wasted water. I still have some ml of dye waiting for a new project, or repairs.

Hi Guys! I finished my jacket last week. At first I used two coats of aniline dye in water solution. The result wasn't satisfactory, I didn't got the brown color. Finally I used two coats of dark brown Tarrago Dye, a 0.5 l bottle for 21 sqft. of leather. I dyed two hides for a jacket...

More pics from Lucy Pinder :D . RAF Museum at Hendon?

Thak you for the advice Ian. I didn't know that aniline was a possible carcinogen. I must get a mask to continue my experiments. I like water solvent method instead alcohol, because the leather finish is softer and elastic. The alcohol leaves the leather stiffer and seems to dry. I'll try to mix...

I'm doing some experiments with the raw material. I bought a 20 sq feef of 0.8 mm horse hide, vegetable tanned. I must soften and dye the leather to make a new jacket. I have read some post about aniline dye and sprayed dye. The question is. The Aniline dyed used in vintage A-2 was water...

I did the jacket from scratch. But I consulted military especs. of A-2 and G1 in order to obtain some "military fit". I have a Goat skin G-1 from US Wings. About Tanneries, There are a lot in my area focussed in shoe's industry. Some important (Good quality) manufacturers as Pikolinos have...

I agree with you Mark. Probably because they were several manufacturers. I found some information about one women Who founded a "Sindicato de la Aguja", Needle Union. Where about 175 women worked sewing uniforms for the loyalist troops. They sew bandoliers, back packs and leather jackets for...

More Pics... Juan Antonio Ibarreche, Note the knit collar. I think they are The "1ª Escuadrilla de Moscas" First Polikarpov I-16 Equadron. Castañeda and his "Chato" Snub nose. The 4th moscas Squadron had all variations on Popeye. Each pilot had his own and a small replica of it sewn onto...

Note the collar, you can see the knit lines. Mr. Hidalgo de Cisneros, Commander in Chief of Republican Air Force. Note the Closing tab folded under collar. A whole squadron, Most of them wearing Flight Jackets. Jose María Bravo and Francisco Tarazona, Note Mr. Bravo wearing a jacket under...

Rocco, more information about these jackets?. Did you visit a museum or private collection? I visited the "Museo del Aire" in Madrid looking for some Republican uniforms. I found leather coats, pants, caps, but not jackets. Jack, the jacket it's really comfortable. But I could only wear once...

John, It is the first model I did. I'm planing to make more models inspired on SCW. Button holes are not easy for my sewing skills yet. But I'm going to practice... On fact, button holes of this jacket were hand sew by my mother. Except the closing tab that hole was made with a standard sewing...

Sorry, It was my first post.

The Lincoln Brigade jacket was very popular during the spanish civil war. American volunteers and spanish anarchists where the first to wear these jackets in Spain in 1936. Brigadist, anarchist and their leather jackets were so popular and the spanish production started very soon. Even though...