Reviving Faux Leather - 2
Real Leather or Suede
It is inadvisable to attempt to sew directly into real leather or suede. With the polyurethane items we are sewing its fabric backing; even brand new leather cannot have too many holes punched into it or the material begins to fall apart. The illustration below shows my suggestion for sprucing up an old leather or suede piece:
1. This is the jagged edge of the hypothetical rip. I think it would look best not to trim or clean up the damage so it looks like your fix is "pouring" out of the original garment.
2. This is a piece of fabric that has been tucked into the hole and the edges of the rip are traced. Now you can remove the material and sew or glue whatever you choose.
3. After your insert fabric is embellished insert it back into the corresponding tear using glue on the front side so it makes contact with the leather. (The dotted line shows the boundary of the backing fabric, those aren't sewing stitches.)
2. This is a piece of fabric that has been tucked into the hole and the edges of the rip are traced. Now you can remove the material and sew or glue whatever you choose.
3. After your insert fabric is embellished insert it back into the corresponding tear using glue on the front side so it makes contact with the leather. (The dotted line shows the boundary of the backing fabric, those aren't sewing stitches.)