Why and When Does Leather Peel?
When quality leather is cared for, it can last for decades, ages beautifully and forms a patina. Real leather is animal skin and so it needs to be...
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Why Leather?
Table of Contents Human beings have been using leather since Palaeolithic times. Skins which protected animals have been used down through the c...
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Choosing the Right Leather for the Job
Table of Contents Almost any animal skin can be processed to produce leather, even fish skin is used, however 99% of world leather production co...
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Leather as a Currency
Animal hides have been utilised by humans for several different things, all the way back to the Palaeolithic Era. Leather craft was introduced in ...
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Different Types of Leather
Table of Contents Leather production is an ancient human activity. As long ago as the fifth millennium BC the Sumerians were fashioning long d...
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The Origins of Leather
Table of Contents Where Did Leather Come From? Palaeolithic cave paintings in Lerida, Spain, depict leather clothing. The frozen body of a Bron...
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Why Leather for a 3rd Wedding Anniversary?
Table of Contents We’re all familiar with the more common anniversary traditions such as silver for 25 years, gold for 50 years and diamonds fo...
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How is Leather Made?
Table of Contents Making leather is a lengthy and technical process that has to be followed with precision and care in order for the process to ...
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Understanding the Changing Appearance of Leather
Table of Contents Leather is a natural material made from the hides or skins, of different animals. Leather ‘ages’ over the years, which means i...
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Leather Holdalls For Hand Luggage
Table of Contents Are you in the middle of a hand luggage nightmare? It can sometimes be a bit of a pain trying to find hand luggage that meets ...
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Where Does Leather Come From?
Table of Contents Real leather (not synthetically made) is made from animal skin, and more commonly cow hide, although goat, buffalo and exotic...
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Glossary of Leather
ANTIQUE DISTRESSED GRAIN - Antique distressed leather, or leather grain, is any type of leather, which has been treated to age the appearance of ...
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Uses of Leather
Table of Contents Leather in Clothing and Fashion The use of animal hide to create clothing dates all the way back to prehistoric times. However...
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