| Understanding Leather |
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Leather terms are not widely understood or standardized. Below, you will find a brief explanation to some of the more commonly used phrases Aniline dyed or aniline leather - Leather that has been dyed in a dye bath with some level of dye penetration Corrected grain - Commonly referred to as top grain. Leather that has been slightly buffed (Corrected) to remove slight imperfections. Usually pigmented Enhanced full grain - Full grain leather, which has received minor surface alteration to improve grain appearance Finish - Refers to all processes administered to leather after it has been tanned Full grain - Leather in which the grain layer or dermis has not been altered. The grain layer gives each type of leather its distinctive appearance Nubuck - A buffing process to raise the fibres on the grain side of a hide or skin to produce a velvet-like effect Natural grain - Leather which retains the full, original grain Split leather - Leather made from the bottom split which has an imitation grain embossed into a heavily finished pigmented surface to simulate standard corrected leather Top grain - An over-used term commonly used to refer to corrected grain leather. See Corrected Grain Unfinished leather: Normally defines aniline dyed, naked leathers with no additional application in any way that would alter the natural characteristics of the leather The natural surface of leather is like a landscape, with varying textures. Distinctive features are unique to genuine leather, a product that has been raised rather than engineered. No two hides will be exactly alike, as with all things in nature |
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