Does anyone know where I can buy pieces of leather in the GTA? I'm looking for a long (sleeve length), narrow strip of leather that will be used on a non-riding jacket made by Danier.
The story if anyone cares:
Last year I posted a thread about having fallen off my buddy's bike at low speed due to cold weather, race tires and slick pavement. I was wearing the above mentioned jacket at the time and got a tear in it a few inches long. Instead of taking it to a leather repair shop right away like I should have, I continued to wear it and vowed to take it in the winter. Well, of course, I decided to put it on once this winter and accidentally caught my thumb in the tear and now it runs almost the entire length of the sleeve. D'oh!
I called Sandalman a few minutes ago and he told me I'd have to replace the entire sleeve as well as the other sleeve to match. Cost ~$300. I bought the jacket for about $500 so I'm not willing to spend that much to fix it.
So I had this idea that I'd try my hand at modifying the jacket to hide a DIY repair job (nothing to lose). I was thinking a stripe down the left arm might look sharp... maybe even add a reflective stripe/piping in case I stupidly decide to ride in it again
. While I'm at it I might try sewing in pockets to hold elbow padding.
If anyone has experience working with leather I'm interested to hear your thoughts. Hell, if you just wanna bash me for crashing in a danier jacket, bash on! (I may regret this)
The story if anyone cares:
Last year I posted a thread about having fallen off my buddy's bike at low speed due to cold weather, race tires and slick pavement. I was wearing the above mentioned jacket at the time and got a tear in it a few inches long. Instead of taking it to a leather repair shop right away like I should have, I continued to wear it and vowed to take it in the winter. Well, of course, I decided to put it on once this winter and accidentally caught my thumb in the tear and now it runs almost the entire length of the sleeve. D'oh!
I called Sandalman a few minutes ago and he told me I'd have to replace the entire sleeve as well as the other sleeve to match. Cost ~$300. I bought the jacket for about $500 so I'm not willing to spend that much to fix it.
So I had this idea that I'd try my hand at modifying the jacket to hide a DIY repair job (nothing to lose). I was thinking a stripe down the left arm might look sharp... maybe even add a reflective stripe/piping in case I stupidly decide to ride in it again
. While I'm at it I might try sewing in pockets to hold elbow padding.If anyone has experience working with leather I'm interested to hear your thoughts. Hell, if you just wanna bash me for crashing in a danier jacket, bash on! (I may regret this)
