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<p>[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 9476834, member: 13464"]If you choose to "monkey" with it... I've washed leather bags and purses in the washer... believe it or not! You can use some saddle soap and a toothbrush on the seams and fittings; then after it goes through a cold wash, rinse and spin with some woolite... I stuff it firmly with paper and rather "hand block" it into shape before it dries. I like using clean news roll paper ends - works well - absorbs water but doesn't compact as easily as other paper when wet. After it dries well, I condition it with leather conditioner and (leather stain - if you wish) and then a nice leather wax. Voila! If it smells horrid; I don't know if that will help enough, but it seems to take out "musty" smells. </p><p>Cheerio Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Northern Lights Lodge, post: 9476834, member: 13464"]If you choose to "monkey" with it... I've washed leather bags and purses in the washer... believe it or not! You can use some saddle soap and a toothbrush on the seams and fittings; then after it goes through a cold wash, rinse and spin with some woolite... I stuff it firmly with paper and rather "hand block" it into shape before it dries. I like using clean news roll paper ends - works well - absorbs water but doesn't compact as easily as other paper when wet. After it dries well, I condition it with leather conditioner and (leather stain - if you wish) and then a nice leather wax. Voila! If it smells horrid; I don't know if that will help enough, but it seems to take out "musty" smells. Cheerio Leslie[/QUOTE]
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