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Putnam, Pomfret and Woodstock. Much of the leather out here is old, so leather repair Windham County CT usually begins with whether a piece should be restored at all.
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Old, and two kinds of it
Antique trade and long-held family pieces. Leather repair Windham County CT here is a judgement before it is a repair.
- 01Still flexingDry, but alive and worth feeding.
- 02Gone hardStiff as card; nothing holds on it.
- 03Frames worth keepingUsually better than the covers.
The test you can do yourself
We cover Putnam, Pomfret and Woodstock. Most leather repair Windham County CT work is done in the house.
Press a worn area with your thumb and flex it. If it creases and springs back, the hide still has life in it and can be fed, filled and recoloured.
If it cracks under your thumb, or feels like card rather than skin, it has gone. Colour laid over that will craze again, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling the same job twice.
A piece that fails the test is not worthless. The frame underneath is usually worth more than the cover ever was, and new covers on an old frame are a different and better job.
On antiques we will also say when the right answer is to do nothing beyond cleaning and feeding, and leave the patina where it is.
Patina is not damage. A hide that has darkened evenly over forty years is worth more as it is than it would be recoloured, and stripping it is the one step that cannot be undone.
The towns of the Quiet Corner are covered by the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments.
Most booked in Windham County
Old hides and older frames.
Work in the Quiet Corner
Photo to finished piece
- 01
Thumb test
Flex a worn area and tell us.
- 02
Photos
The worst area, close up.
- 03
Written price
Restore, recover, or leave it.
- 04
The work
In the house, or at the workshop.
Windham County FAQ
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Which Windham County towns do you cover?
Putnam, Pomfret and Woodstock.
How do I know if my old chair can be saved?
Press and flex a worn area. A crease that springs back means yes. A crack under your thumb means the hide has gone hard.
Can hard, cracked leather be recoloured?
Not durably. Colour over a hide that has stopped flexing will craze again, so we price new covers instead.
Is it wrong to restore an antique?
Sometimes. Where cleaning and feeding is enough we say so and leave the patina alone.
Is a piece with a dead cover worth keeping?
Often, yes. The frame is usually worth more than the cover was.
How do I send photos?
Text the pictures to (347) 310-7483. You can also use office@leatherrestorepro.com.
Windham County, send a photo
Tell us what the thumb test did and leather repair Windham County CT can be priced honestly.
Or call (347) 310-7483 · office@leatherrestorepro.com