Damage to leather sofa

clairehi

Thanks from me too to Lil Me, I too have suffered leather sofa damage due to a small child but I didnt know you could get repairs like this done, I will def. look into this company.

Cat72

Oh thanks lil_me you are a saviour. I found an abandon cat just before christmas and when he just arrived he scratched my leather sofa ( all my cats know better but as a newbie he hadnt learned the house rules ).
I was really upset and so far have hide the scratches from my partner.It is very upsetting when this happens and I thought the sofa was ruined.But thanks to you I can hopefully get it repaired.Yippee !!
I just want to say Nicki what a lovely attitude you have to having your sofa damaged.Its very considerate of you and you sound a lovely person.

wannasavemoney

Lil me, thanks have added the site to my favourites as i know with a cat and two boisterous young boys, I will need them eventually!

lil_me

Unfortuntely I have no idea on prices, like I said I didn't pay, there is always the option of checking with insurance if it is expensive as mine would have covered the damage before if I didn't get it sorted already (was a biro pen problem which got sorted with hairspray). Accidental and pet damage cover is priceless! Hope those with damaged sofas get them sorted without too much expense.

Horasio

As above, I have looked everywhere and not found anything.

I have a small puncture hole on my car leather seat and want to seal it before it gets any bigger.

Do you know what I can use to repair this small hole?

Many thanks:)

D&DD

I know it sounds weird but the little fabric patches you sometimes get in puncture repair kits for bikes etc are quite good.You can cut it to size and its really sticky.
Some furtniture stores do leather repair kits as do some haberdashery shops...if you are lucky enough to have one of these rareities near you

judyb

Holes in leather seats should not be repaired yourself. They are under great strain and a DIY kit will not hold up. Get a qualified leather technician in to deal with this problem for you.

madnessandmayhem

I have a problem that I hope someone can help me with!
My Jack Russell has ripped a hole in my leather sofa :mad::mad:
It's an almost perfect circle about 1 1/2 - 2 inches across, and is at the back in the corner, so could be hidden if mended. There is enough 'loose' material to be able to stitch the hole together, but what I wanted to know was whether you can actually sew leather??
I know it seems like a stupid question, but does it need to be done proffessionally or can I do it with a needlle and thread??!!

Any advice would be very welcome!!
Thank-you!

Peartree

I don't think I'd sew it as I think the stiches could just tear with movement. I have seen products on shopping TV which claim to magically repair torn leather but don't know if it is true or not. Might be worth a google.

If it is a very expensive sofa, it is probably worth trying to get it done professionally. However, if you don't want to do that, here's something to try. Years ago, in the age of afghan coats and the like, when few of us thought it was unethical to wear skins and fur, I had a really ropey old second hand fur coat. It was so old, the sewn together skins behind the fur kept splitting (I know, in this day and age it sounds utterly horrible). Anyway, this is how I was shown how to repair it.

Get a piece of leather or part of a (real) chamois leather cloth and get a glue suitable for leather (at the time we used Copydex). Get the piece of leather flat on the inside of the tear and put a layer of glue on it. Repiece your tear the best you can over it, pressed down on the glue on the backing leather. I'm not sure I've phrased that well but I hope you get the gist. When it is dried, you could try a bit of leather dye to blend it all in.

I don't think it is an ideal solution but, if you can't see the tear, it might just help hold it together to stop further damage.

And before anyone feels the need to comment, I haven't had any further involvement with fur since my teenage years which were quite some time ago!

WASHER

http://www.furnitureclinic.co.uk/

Have a read of this, it may just help.

WASHER.x.