Full leather maintenance for leather bag or case - PEP BB textiles.straw.repair.bagcare

This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the Straw Badge in Textiles.

Leather is skin. When it's alive, it receives nourishment in the form of natural oils from the body. Leather products no longer receive that nourishment and are therefore prone to drying out and eventually cracking. Good leather maintenance and conditioning will give a very long life to your leather products.

For this BB, you will clean and condition a leather bag, briefcase, suitcase, or laptop bag using natural products.
 - inspect for areas that need pre-repair to prevent needing full repair
 - clean the leather item
 - condition the leather

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Additional Inforamtion:
  - the kind of leather and the technique used for maintenance
  - inspect areas that need pre-repair to prevent needing full repair
  - describe and repair the  issue
  - clean leather
  - waterproof or condition technique

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- Cleaning and conditioning a leather bag, briefcase, suitcase, or laptop bag.

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
- describe the kind of leather and the techniques used for maintenance
- Show your bag, briefcase, or suitcase before performing maintenance
- Show cleaning the item
- Show conditioning the item
- Show your properly cleaned and conditioned leather bag, briefcase, suitcase, or laptop bag