I'm such a clutz!!! Can leather be reparied????

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Oh no! You guys i'm such a clutz!!!! Tonight Colin came back home after spending the New Years holiday with his family. His family gave me a present. They had the box sealed shut with tape all around it. For the life of me i could NOT get it open, not even when i tried to gently use scissors. So what did I do.....I grabbed one of Colin's new Cold Steel steak knives i got him for Christmas and opened up the top of the box
I had no idea there was a purse in it and no idea they didn't put tissue paper in there to protect it (granted i'm sure they didn't think i'd take a knife to it
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So yea there is a huge slice in the front of the bag now and one of the tassles is cut clear off. (well, at least i know the knives i bought him work incredably well right?
) So my question is can leather or vinyl (i'm thinking it's vinyl but i'm not sure) be repaired? It's a cute purse, i hate that i sliced it up in the middle of it (he knows i don't like his mom ....aka...mil from hell. so i don't want him to think i was being mean and did it on purpose, honest to goodness i didn't!) . I really needed a new purse too! My old one is in really bad shape and i've had it for almost 2 yrs.

Any idea if this could be repaired or how much it might cost?


It's a rosetti purse it is the same color as this one and i'm thinking the same material (just a different style).http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...1QQsidZblurama
 

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nikki no more sharp pointing things for you.


there should be a leather repair spot around your town. I have had to have my old motorcyle jacket put back together a few times so i would bet they could
 
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Originally Posted by theimp98

nikki no more sharp pointing things for you.


there should be a leather repair spot around your town. I have had to have my old motorcyle jacket put back together a few times so i would bet they could
Thanks Bruce!!!
Any idea how pricy something like that would be?
 

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i dont know,

hmm i paid 26 dollars to have the arm and belt on my jacket fixed.
 
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Originally Posted by theimp98

i dont know,

hmm i paid 26 dollars to have the arm and belt on my jacket fixed.
oh ok, that's not soo bad! I just didn't want to pay more to have it repaired than it is valued at! but that's not bad.
 

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You could try looking at your local auto parts store and getting one of their vinyl/leather repair kits that's sold for car upholstery repair. Just a redneck idea....
 

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you could always buy a new one,
and never tell them you had a Alfred Hitchcock break down. hehe
 
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Originally Posted by taterbug

You could try looking at your local auto parts store and getting one of their vinyl/leather repair kits that's sold for car upholstery repair. Just a redneck idea....
I ripped the fabric inside too
so even though it'll repair the outside of it, i'm not sure a kit will do much for the inside. I think this might be a job for a purse expert


Originally Posted by theimp98

you could always buy a new one,
and never tell them you had a Alfred Hitchcock break down. hehe
It'll be our little secret


Originally Posted by Natalie_ca

Take it to a shoe repair store and they can probably fix it for you.
There's a little place near my old duplex that is owned by this sweet little old man. I think i might take it there. He repaired my purse i'm using now a few years ago when the zipper broke. I'm betting if anyone can fix it, he can. He didn't charge much to repair that eithor so hopefully this won't be pricy.
 

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Also, depending on your town or ones close buy....there could be a saddle shop! They work with leather all the time and they are amazing. There is a guy in my home town that I took my saddle to a few times and he did amazing work!!!
 

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Look in your phone book for leather repair.
Neil wears my dads Korean war leather bomber jacket and its had some repairs over the years which haven't been too expensive.
 

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Shoe repair shop is a good bet. For the lining, just use fabric glue available at craft and sewing stores.
Sharp knives, eh? Kinky.
 

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Originally Posted by butzie

Shoe repair shop is a good bet. For the lining, just use fabric glue available at craft and sewing stores.
Sharp knives, eh? Kinky.
Careful there, girl. I think you just earned a seat in the gutter.
 
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