
Glueing leather to leather. Also yellow glue wont discolor most leathers but check for color transfer when gluing thin or light colored leather. Sometimes when creating leather products it is not possible or desirable to stitch leather. When using glue with leather apply the adhesive to both surfaces and leave it untouched until the color of the adhesive begins to change from white to clear and the surface becomes tacky. One of the first things i discovered when i started leatherworking is that trying to sew leather together is tough.
Leather is a durable yet flexible material making it perfect for use in clothing and many other products. If theres a problem switch to a clear drying white glue. You better try glueing on some scrap first because i never had any luck glueing anything to a oiled piece of leather like what you have. Glue is best used to hold pieces of leather together before adding another fastening method such as stitching lacing rivets or what have you.
Edited august 19 2014 by dirtclod share this post. How to glue leather for sewing. However there is hope. A little bit more on glueing up leather with contact cement.
Gluing your projects together before you punch holes or sew makes the process much more simplegluing leath. Some leather treatments or colorings reduce any glues bonding ability so test the bond by gluing a leather scrap to a wood scrap and giving it a light tug.