Re: [BKARTS] Pink Imitation Leather

[Suzan Lee <suzan@xxxxxxxx>]

i've seen pink dyed leather for sale on ebay, but i believe it was real leather.


---- Book_Arts-L <BOOK_ARTS-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> At 10:04 AM 11/16/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi.
> >
> >Does anyone have or know where to get a yard of "pink" imitation leather?
> >I have a potential client that wants three books rebound in pink, and I
> >don't think they will settle for anything more conservative.  I made the
> >suggestion of pink bookcloth, which is available, but they don't want to go
> >that route.
> >
> >Rich
> 
> Try a good fabric store. "UltraLeather" and "Ultrasuede" come in a
> myriad of "fashion" colors. They also come in upholstery weight as
> well as garment wt.
> 
> Search on line by the trade names for more information/possible
> sources.  I haven't worked with them myself, but they do look good
> and less "plasticy" than what I'm thinking of as Naugahide.
> 
> Why don't they want real leather/suede, I wonder?
> 
> Susan
> 
> 
> Susan Fatemi
> 
> susanf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://nisee.berkeley.edu
> 
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