Excellent question, with a not-so excellent answer: I'm not aware of any techniques to preserve lighter contrast stitching with this kind of re-dye process.
@@ParsellArtisanWorks maybe paraffin wax the stitches? I have a split toe derby with norvegese welted stitching that I want to dye but I don’t want to dye the nice light colored stitching at the welt.
@Honorably discharged vet I wouldn't bet on it working. From past dye jobs, I would expect either the dye to penetrate through the wax, or excess wax on the shoe to moddle the dye job. Or, with my luck, some of both!
@@ParsellArtisanWorks Thanks for your inputs, since they were hand antique dyed, I will probably not attempt to dye them but just re-craft the heel stack.
Hmm... I kind of prefer the more consistent color you had in the beginning. The darker spots on the finished shoe look like you went walking in the rain, or used a product were some parts of the shoe absorbed it more than others. Not a fan of that look.
