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Leather is produced in a wide variety of types and styles, and as we mentioned, it is used to make a variety of products. It is produced around the world. There are certain cities and countries that are well known for their leather. The most important leather-producing countries are Italy, South Korea, Russia, Argentina, India, Brazil, the United States, and China.
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History Of Leather ALL ABOUT LEATHER - WHAT IT IS & HOW IT IS MADE
INTRODUCTION A Brief History Of LeaTHER leather-producing countries How does it go from rawhide to shoes, jackets, or belts? hOW TO CLEAN LEATHER JACKETS Type And Quality Of Leather hOW TO CLEAN LEATHER JACKETS
A Brief History Of Leather Leather is a durable and flexible material created by tanning animal rawhide and skins. There are a variety of animal rawhide and skins that are used, such as cow, deer, and lamb. The earliest record of leather artifacts dates back to 2200 BCE. Leather is said to be one of man’s useful as well as earliest discoveries. When an animal was hunted, everything was used - the meat for food, bones for tools, and the skin for clothing and protection from the elements.
During the Middle Ages, leather became the cover of choice for dining chairs, because it was easy to maintain and did not absorb the odor of food. The spread of industrialization in the 18th and 19th centuries created a demand for new kinds of leathers, such as belting leathers to drive machinery. Read More: A Brief History Of Leather
leather-producing countries The most important leather-producing countries are Italy, South Korea, Russia, Argentina, India, Brazil, the United States, and China. These countries produce the most leather in the world.
How does it go from rawhide to shoes, jackets, or belts? You may have heard of the process of tanning leather, or even curing it. But there is a lot that happens in- between. The steps in between curing and tanning are known as beam-house operations.
THE SCIENCE OF LEATHER Curing Soaking Liming Unhairing & Scudding Deliming and Bating Pickling
Type And Quality Of Leather The most common types of leather are cow leather and lambskin, but here’s a running list of what you might find (and we are not including faux leather here, but that is always a plastic option): Cow Lambskin Suede Goat Horse Pig Bison Deerskin/elk
There are a few leather qualities that are available when you purchase a leather jacket: Top grain Full-grain Corrected Genuine Read more: Palaleather
How To Clean A Leather Jacket
Clean For Leather Jackets Of Exterior Part Way 1 - Use a baby wipe Way 2 - Use a fine leather lotion Way 3 – Use a solvent or a hand cream Way 4 – Get a professional leather cleaner
Clean For Leather Jackets Of Interior Part Way 1 -Pull the liner out and air it Way 2- Use a eliminators Read more: How To Clean A Leather Jacket