Walking Dead Rick Jacket

[RegularJoe]

View attachment 1728508This is how mine looks from white sheep leather after darkening the collar, conditioning(darkening) the suede and painting the stitches with a dark brown sharpie. I Still have to dye the red panels under the arms and make the collar a bit smaller..

Have you thought about removing the lining inside the jacket?

 

[prime40]

How did you darken the stitching ?

So for mine I used leather dye black to do it and then when I went over my jacket again with a dabbing sponge to dye the suede again it kinda automatically dimmed the stitching down.

However, I’ve been trying for months to dim down the stitching on the jacket, I’ve tried sharpies, water dye, leather dye, and suede dye. So I did a lot of trial and error. But soon enough, I’m going to be trying Jacquard idye to see if it makes it darker. Right now the stitching is a light or dark gray, you can barely see it in regular lighting, but it still bothers me.

The reason the thread on the jacket didn’t dye is because it’s a synthetic material and you’re probably gonna have to die over it a couple times to get it to the opacity you like, so that’s why I’m gonna try out Jacquard idye.

I’ve tinkered a lot with my jacket since the last time I posted an update. I dab dyed the suede again to get rid of any imperfections in the coloring so I can look like one solid color in the light, I’ve dirtied the collar with grounded, coffee, and a little bit of paint, and I’d even died the side panels of the jacket, a darker color.

If you want, I can post another picture of my jacket.

 

[Sherif Rick]

So for mine I used leather dye black to do it and then when I went over my jacket again with a dabbing sponge to dye the suede again it kinda automatically dimmed the stitching down.

However, I’ve been trying for months to dim down the stitching on the jacket, I’ve tried sharpies, water dye, leather dye, and suede dye. So I did a lot of trial and error. But soon enough, I’m going to be trying Jacquard idye to see if it makes it darker. Right now the stitching is a light or dark gray, you can barely see it in regular lighting, but it still bothers me.

The reason the thread on the jacket didn’t dye is because it’s a synthetic material and you’re probably gonna have to die over it a couple times to get it to the opacity you like, so that’s why I’m gonna try out Jacquard idye.

I’ve tinkered a lot with my jacket since the last time I posted an update. I dab dyed the suede again to get rid of any imperfections in the coloring so I can look like one solid color in the light, I’ve dirtied the collar with grounded, coffee, and a little bit of paint, and I’d even died the side panels of the jacket, a darker color.

If you want, I can post another picture of my jacket.

Always appreciatte some photos i ordered rit dye for the side panels. How do i dye the side panels without staining, so its all one same color..?

 

[Sherif Rick]

Have you thought about removing the lining inside the jacket?

Definetly thought about it but i think i will leave the lining as it is rn. I dont want to make the jacket less durable since i will wear it everyday

 

[Sherif Rick]

This is how my jacket looks atm.. if im spamming too much let me know plz

 

[Sherif Rick]

Hey. I’m still trying to find the dye color that’s exact to the shearling on the jacket Rick wore in the season 5 premiere, but I’m pretty sure you mix it with water and soak it in there.

I Used coffee and a sponge and i dabbed it in, if thats what ur asking ?

 

[Sherif Rick]

So for mine I used leather dye black to do it and then when I went over my jacket again with a dabbing sponge to dye the suede again it kinda automatically dimmed the stitching down.

However, I’ve been trying for months to dim down the stitching on the jacket, I’ve tried sharpies, water dye, leather dye, and suede dye. So I did a lot of trial and error. But soon enough, I’m going to be trying Jacquard idye to see if it makes it darker. Right now the stitching is a light or dark gray, you can barely see it in regular lighting, but it still bothers me.

The reason the thread on the jacket didn’t dye is because it’s a synthetic material and you’re probably gonna have to die over it a couple times to get it to the opacity you like, so that’s why I’m gonna try out Jacquard idye.

I’ve tinkered a lot with my jacket since the last time I posted an update. I dab dyed the suede again to get rid of any imperfections in the coloring so I can look like one solid color in the light, I’ve dirtied the collar with grounded, coffee, and a little bit of paint, and I’d even died the side panels of the jacket, a darker color.

If you want, I can post another picture of my jacket.

How do i dye the red side panels would rit dye work also which color?

 

[Sherif Rick]

So for mine I used leather dye black to do it and then when I went over my jacket again with a dabbing sponge to dye the suede again it kinda automatically dimmed the stitching down.

However, I’ve been trying for months to dim down the stitching on the jacket, I’ve tried sharpies, water dye, leather dye, and suede dye. So I did a lot of trial and error. But soon enough, I’m going to be trying Jacquard idye to see if it makes it darker. Right now the stitching is a light or dark gray, you can barely see it in regular lighting, but it still bothers me.

The reason the thread on the jacket didn’t dye is because it’s a synthetic material and you’re probably gonna have to die over it a couple times to get it to the opacity you like, so that’s why I’m gonna try out Jacquard idye.

I’ve tinkered a lot with my jacket since the last time I posted an update. I dab dyed the suede again to get rid of any imperfections in the coloring so I can look like one solid color in the light, I’ve dirtied the collar with grounded, coffee, and a little bit of paint, and I’d even died the side panels of the jacket, a darker color.

If you want, I can post another picture of my jacket.

If you look closely ricks jacket had some reddish imperfections aswell ( you can see it better on pc )

 

[prime40]

How do i dye the red side panels would rit dye work also which color?

I used charcoal gray rit dye for mine, though over the course of 3 months I wasn’t satisfied so I dyed it multiple times to get it to what I want. You can also try black rit dye to see if it gets you the result you want better.

Using a sponge with the rit dye and stroking the side panels is what I did, completely soaked it up in the dye and let it hang in the sun for a few hours. If I didn’t think it was dark enough I did it again and again until I was satisfied. The side panels are a very bright color on the WSL so you might have to do it a few times until you’re satisfied.

As far as if it damages the suede, not really, the most it’ll leave a white mark on the suede which you can easily take car of by putting the jacket in the washer (DO NOT PUT THE JACKET IN THE DRYER)

 

[prime40]

If you look closely ricks jacket had some reddish imperfections aswell ( you can see it better on pc )

There are some imperfections on my jacket (mostly because it’s been worn in for the past few months)

Also this is definitely the jacjet WSL went off of because of the brownish stitching that doesn’t match the suede.

 

[Sherif Rick]

I used charcoal gray rit dye for mine, though over the course of 3 months I wasn’t satisfied so I dyed it multiple times to get it to what I want. You can also try black rit dye to see if it gets you the result you want better.

Using a sponge with the rit dye and stroking the side panels is what I did, completely soaked it up in the dye and let it hang in the sun for a few hours. If I didn’t think it was dark enough I did it again and again until I was satisfied. The side panels are a very bright color on the WSL so you might have to do it a few times until you’re satisfied.

As far as if it damages the suede, not really, the most it’ll leave a white mark on the suede which you can easily take car of by putting the jacket in the washer (DO NOT PUT THE JACKET IN THE DRYER)

Would love to see how your side panels turned out. Must be hard to dye those side panels without getting any dye onto the leather..maybe i will use tape so i dont stain it

 

[Sherif Rick]

There are some imperfections on my jacket (mostly because it’s been worn in for the past few months)

Also this is definitely the jacjet WSL went off of because of the brownish stitching that doesn’t match the suede.

Yeah this is also my favorite looking ricks jacket. Wsl did a great job overall, they got the same stitch pattern, collar and everything imo.

 

[Sherif Rick]

There are some imperfections on my jacket (mostly because it’s been worn in for the past few months)

Also this is definitely the jacjet WSL went off of because of the brownish stitching that doesn’t match the suede.

Same jacket..

 

[prime40]

Same jacket..

Here ya go, did some tinkering with the collar today!

 

[prime40]

 

[Sherif Rick]

I also wanted to mention if your replica jacket seems a bit rough or "hard" to the touch its because it new and suede leather need to break in.. after that it will form to your body and become much more soft. Also leather conditioner will help to speed up the process and make the leather much more softer, it will darken the jacket as well if thats what ur going for.

 

[Sherif Rick]

I used charcoal gray rit dye for mine, though over the course of 3 months I wasn’t satisfied so I dyed it multiple times to get it to what I want. You can also try black rit dye to see if it gets you the result you want better.

Using a sponge with the rit dye and stroking the side panels is what I did, completely soaked it up in the dye and let it hang in the sun for a few hours. If I didn’t think it was dark enough I did it again and again until I was satisfied. The side panels are a very bright color on the WSL so you might have to do it a few times until you’re satisfied.

As far as if it damages the suede, not really, the most it’ll leave a white mark on the suede which you can easily take car of by putting the jacket in the washer (DO NOT PUT THE JACKET IN THE DRYER)

I wanted to ask you, when you dye the side panels with rit dye do you have to rinse it off after dying or do you just let it in and wait so it dries and thats it?

 

[prime40]

I wanted to ask you, when you dye the side panels with rit dye do you have to rinse it off after dying or do you just let it in and wait so it dries and thats it?

I let it dry outside, don’t rinse it

 

[Sherif Rick]

I let it dry outside, don’t rinse it

Does it make the fabric any harder to the touch?

 

[prime40]

Does it make the fabric any harder to the touch?

No, it’s a polyester dye which means it just soaks into it and changes it’s look. Kinda like how you get ur tshirt soaked and it just naturally dries off.

It’s not like suede dye where it hardens the jacket and then softens over time.