Wabi Sabi: other things that evo

[neph93]

Highly appropriate that Iron Heart stickers age beautifully when put on a phone case that spends most of its time coming in and out of the back pocket of my Iron Heart jeans.

[Tago Mago]

@neph93 definitely to be preferred over my (Original!!!) iPhone case, which is now entirely without its silicone covering… once and never again

[mclaincausey]

Totally forgot about this ole thing. It’s back on the keychain now

[Danimal506]

LionArmory brass bead. He makes a ton of cool designs and they’re a great price. He also does silver and copper.

[motojobobo]

My 5-year old IHGB-01 brown gloves show a nice patina and worn in look at this point. They get frequent but light wear as I only use them for around town riding.

I’ve never cleaned, washed or oiled them. The leather is super pliable and they are superbly comfy on the bike. The tear was a total surprise. I never saw it coming so it may have been caused by a sudden strong tug in some weird and unnoticed circumstance.

[Mizmazzle]

@motojobobo those gloves are cool! Do you think you’ll repair that tear?

[motojobobo]

@Mizmazzle not immediately. Planning on seeing whether it worsens or stays put, and then decide. But I have plenty of leather workers (none high quality) around town.

[ZackB]

@motojobobo those are some bad ass gloves man.

[NickD]

@motojobobo It's relatively easy to repair yourself to be honest.

[motojobobo]

@NickD got my attention now! Any tutorial you can point me to?
I’m ok at sewing minor things with common cotton repairs: buttons, patches. Thank you!

[NickD]

@motojobobo no tutorial as such, but I'll see if I can explain it well enough.

You need an offcut/patch of leather first, any ok quality leather will do.

If the gloves are unlined then use contact adhesive to glue the smooth side of the patch to the back of the tear, and then close up the tear - if done neatly it should look a lit better.

If the gloves are unlined then you need to feed the patch through the tear, then glue through the tear while it's in situ, or unstitch the lining a little and glue it in through the gap.

You can then add a few stitches if you think it needs it. I've repaired leather jackets and shoes this way and it's been pretty successful.

[motojobobo]

Your explanation is very clear, that should see me through.
They are lined so sentence # 4 applies to my case. My next immediate step is to source a thin and pliable piece of leather to try this out.
Any recs on adhesives?
Thank you @NickD !

[NickD]

@motojobobo you'll need a flexible contact adhesive. I've used UHU but just because I already had it, not because it was the best glue for the job!