It looks very pretty, I must say. Is that sample yours? How does it react if you scratch it with a fingernail? Thanks.This is what the hide looks like:
https://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/field-leathers.100211/page-48#post-2816335
Edit: If a pigment 'ink' of sorts was applied to absorbent aniline leather it would be absorbed and stain the top layer, and would be there permanently. If it was applied to finished water resistant leather then it would likely sit on top, as it would when applied to glossy photo paper as opposed to absorbent copy paper. Perhaps this is akin to what is done to blackened-brown leather? The pigment 'ink' sits on top until it's rubbed off?
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