Leather preparation

Leather preparation

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Leather; Leather preparation

Describes the soft, "fuzzy" effect achieved in leather by buffing or brushing.

A leather whose surface has been buffed and brushed to create a soft, velvety effect. Differs from suede in that while suede is created from the flesh (inner) side of a hide, nubuck is created using ...

Oil tanned

Leather; Leather preparation

Leather that is tanned using oils to create a very soft, pliable finish.

Liming

Leather; Leather preparation

The process of removing hair from a raw hide through the use of chemicals.

Milling

Leather; Leather preparation

Process in which tanned hides are tumbled in rotating drums using a combination of heat and a misting of water to soften the hand or enhance the grain.

Imitation

Leather; Leather preparation

A variety of materials which have been made to resemble genuine leather. The great bulk of these are rubber or plastic-coated fabrics. It is unlawful to use terms connoting leather to describe ...

Aniline

Leather; Leather preparation

Leather that is coloured all the way through with a transparent dye. The effect is applied by immersing the leather in a dye bath. Because the finish is transparent and shows the natural markings of ...