Coloring starts. It is quite a slow process. I use Eco-Flo dyes for their color fastness. They are waterbased, which means the leather gets wet and darker as you dye the leather, so you can really only see the final effect after it has all dried. Then you can touch up and you have to let it dry again....
The test piece made me realize the body would look far too yellow if I used the original colors I chose. So I redid the test piece with a darker brown and a burgundy (mahogany) as a background. I think this will work much better.
