When buying leather products, we are often faced with another problem: the range is so great that to choose one thing is not possible. Many it even scares and they prefer to wear neutral wool or cotton. Devoting little time to fashion trends, you can choose an image using a leather item for every occasion of life.

Skin Types

Skin - is any animal skins, specially treated, the process of tanning and dyeing. Thanks to modern technology staining most skin types exist in the wildest color incarnations, from white to ultramarine. However, some types of skin is known to its specific natural color, which is maintained during processing.

• Buckskin

Very soft and elastic skin with a smooth surface, retains heat well, obtained by treating the hides of wild deer (and elk or antelope). As a rule, it does is to manufacture suede. From this raw material make the bags, gloves, purses and other dry goods.

• Chamois

Leather, which was originally made from the skins of the Alpine chamois, today produced by currying moose, reindeer, wild goats and others. Suede is highly valued because of its extreme softness, low absorbency and a long nap. Suede has a distinctive color - light brown.

• Calf

This Leather of calves and young cows - smooth skin, which is sometimes treated to make the surface roughness of the light to create the effect of "velvet" or applied to her stamping, simulating other types of skin, for example, the skin of reptiles. This is a very expensive skin, from which otshivayut bags, clothes and shoes. The traditional colors of calf leather: black, brown and shades.

• Cow leather

Leather of mature cows - used for the production of shoes, in particular boots and jackets. Tough and durable, it can be smooth or rough. Colors cowhide can be very diverse, but mostly shades of brown and black.

• The skin of reptiles

The skins of crocodile, alligator, snakes and other reptiles are commonly used in the manufacture of haberdashery - belts, bags Bags - a necessary thing in every woman's wardrobe   - And shoes. They differ scaly pattern and gloss with a hint of green, gray, red and brown colors.

• Pigskin

It differs significantly from all other varieties of leather. It has a grainy surface and lack of elasticity, coarse structure. Due to the high porosity of the pork skin quickly gets wet through. To make the pork skin aesthetic appearance it is treated by applying a new layer facial. This is the cheapest grade of the skin, which is used for manufacturing shoes and the belts.

• Ostrich leather

"Exotic" type of skin, which is used for producing mainly belts and shoes. Ostrich leather is known for its strength and elasticity. The unique design makes the ostrich skin exotic and unique. Products made from this skin, related to the subject premium. The ostrich skin contains a lot of natural oils, so it does not dry up, it does not crack, does not harden. No other skin can not compete with her unique pattern of feather follicles. This makes ostrich skin with one of the most expensive types of skin.

• Velours

It is made from the skins of the front surface defects (such as scratches and small holes). Velvet trim under the skin using a special grinding. Products made of velor exist in a variety of colors.

Tanning

To give the skin a specific recognizable appearance, it is treated with tanning agents. This process is called tanning. In the process of tanning pelts removed moisture, and its fiber molecule it binds to molecules tanning agent to form a chemical bond. Due to this, the fixing structure of the dermis, increases its flexibility, strength and durability.

• Vegetable tanning

For tanning leather using tannic acid (or tannin) derived from vegetables and other plants. As a result, the skin becomes quite soft.

• Mineral tanning

To increase the strength of the skin it is immersed in the aluminum salt of zirconium or chromium.

• Oil tanning

To create its soft skin repeatedly treated fatty oils, that ultimately leads to the removal of moisture and binding fibers.

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