First sheath, could do with some help :(

[Hibrion]

Hi guys. I just finished making my first sheath and dyed it with Fiebings water based black dye.
The sheath is made from veg tan leather, but I found that even after 3 coats, the black didn't really soak in all that well, and in places just kind of sat on top of the leather. The leather was dry as can be so I'm a bit stumped.

Even though it wasn't as black as I'd like, I decided to take advantage of that and do a kind of 'worn' look. So I proceeded to seal it all up with some sno seal. I heated the leather and the sno seal, applied and used a hair dryer to soak it in further. I done this about three times all over the sheath in an attempt to water proof it, but when I put som water on it it and gently rubbed with a cloth, the black dye began to come off.

Am I doing something wrong here, or can any of you more experienced guys give me some suggestions?

Here is a picture of the sheath. Sorry for the poor quality, I only have my phone as a camera:

 

[monkey boy]

I'm not sure, but it looks pretty good to me I'm sure one of the pro leather workers will help you out with your question, good job on it though

 

[Hibrion]

Thanks mate. I'm reasonably happy with how I put it together, but the dying thing has went pear shaped!
I know there are some excellent leather workers on here, so hopefully someone will give me a few pointers.

 

[bigroomboy]

im not an expert at leather work but i dabble and use that dye. i thing the leather needs to be soaked then it draws the dye in