Leather is the dried, toughened, tanned and dyed skin or hide of an animal. Usually available with the hair removed form. These animal skins and hides treated to preserve and make them suitable for use as much as long. By the process of tanning these skins are converts into a stable and non decaying material.
Uses and Benefits of Leather:
Leather is naturally versatile material, warm in winter and cool in summer. There is almost no other natural fabric has the insulation characteristics that allow both ventilation and evaporation to take place. Genuine leather provides the service and durability.
Leather is use to prepare leather apparel and leather garments like leather Jackets, leather coats, leather lingerie, leather pants and Leather undergarments. Leather shoes are also commonly used all over the world. Leather backpack, leather briefcase, leather bags and leather purses also have very important significance in our daily life.
Source of Leather:
Basically leather available in its natural colours but because of modern dyeing processes, most types of leather are easily available in any colour. Some leathers, however, are best known for particular colours.
Skin or hide of cow, calf, goat, deer, antelope, pig, crocodile, alligator, and ostrich are dried or dyed to prepare leather. Leather can be obtained from different animals like:
Buck skin: Buck skin is useful to get pliable leather with a smooth finish. This leather is obtained from the skin of wild stag like deer, elk and antelope.
Chamois: Chamois is well regarded for its supreme softness, absorbency and light tan color, Obtain from skin of a goat-like animal. Nowadays, it's culled from sheepskin, pronounced like SHAM-wa or SHAM-ee.
Suede: Suede is created when the reverse side of calfskin is roughened to the point of extreme softness. The resultant nap almost resembles velvet. Suede goods can be had in all major colors.
Calf Skin: Leather from young cows is smooth leather, but it can be roughened to create "velour leather," or embossed with patterns and other textures. Calf skin leather is considered dressy and usually found in darker shades of blacks and browns.
Cow hide: Shoes, boots and jackets are prepared with leather from the skin of full grown cows. Its Tough and durable, it can have a smooth or rough finish. Available in all colors, but mostly shades of brown and black.
Pig skin: Leather prepared from pig skin has little nap. It is generally smooth to the touch and tan in color. Pigskin is more commonly used in South America.
Lizard skins: Items like belts, luggage and shoes with scaly texture and a nice sheen are prepared from the crocodile, alligator and other lizard skins. This leather is available in shades of green, grey, red, and brown.
Ostrichskin: This leather resembles like a plucked chicken, and has a goose bump appearance. Exotic leather found on shoes and belts. |
