Introduction to Leather-Specific Terms
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1. Leather has existed in human activities since ancient times due to its natural texture, soft and comfortable feel, and good breathability. Today, Italian leather shoes, leather clothing, and leather sofas, as well as French leather bags, are the most famous.
2. Leather is classified by animal type: cowhide, sheepskin, pigskin, snakeskin, horsehide, kangaroo leather, crocodile leather, pearl fish leather, ostrich leather, lizard leather, seal leather, etc., among which cowhide, sheepskin, and pigskin are the most common.
1. Calfskin: Leather made from the rawhide of calves slaughtered immediately after birth with the fetal membrane still attached is called calfskin. It is characterized by exceptionally soft texture and clear, natural grain, generally used for high-end women's shoes, handbags, and leather clothing.
2. Veal leather: Generally refers to leather from calves about 6 months old, with soft texture, clear grain, and a gentle natural luster. Top Italian and French shoes often use this type of leather.
3. Kid leather: Generally refers to small goat skins ranging from 2 to 5 square feet, with soft texture, clear grain, and a naturally translucent luster, mostly used for high-end women's shoes.
4. Sheepskin: Very soft texture with a gentle natural luster, feeling like soft silk to the touch. Italian sheepskin is considered the finest, mostly used for high-end leather clothing.
5. Aniline leather (also called aniline-dyed leather): Refers to leather surface colored only with dye without any covering coating. This type of leather is finished with casein or transparent resin. Because it lacks coverage, leather with too many scars or scratches cannot be used as aniline leather. This leather shows natural delicate grain, enhancing its beauty, and is mostly used for high-end shoes and leather clothing.
6. Coated leather (also called glossy leather): This type of leather has slight scratches and defects on the hide, so the surface is coated with resin and pigment to cover them. Its softness and breathability are inferior to aniline leather; however, it has uniform color, good physical properties, is easy to maintain, and is less prone to damage. Generally used for mid- to low-end shoes and leather clothing.
7. Suede leather: The leather surface is polished to remove some scratches and blemishes, producing a particularly soft and comfortable feel. Mostly used for high-end shoes, leather clothing, and handbags.
8. Nubuck leather (split leather): The inside (flesh side) of the leather is finely abraded to create a surface with a velvet-like feel, warm and comfortable to the touch. Sheepskin, cowhide, and pigskin can all be made into nubuck leather, mostly used for mid- to high-end shoes, leather clothing, and leather sofas.
9. Oil leather (chameleon leather): This leather has a heavy oily feel; when scratched with a fingernail or stretched by hand, the color lightens but returns to normal after smoothing with the hand. This type of leather is mostly used for special work shoes.
10. Waxed leather: Using a cloth wheel with some synthetic wax at high speed (over 1200 rpm) applied to the leather surface produces a color-changing burnt effect; another type called rubbed color leather is made by spraying a darker color on the surface with a lighter base color underneath. After rubbing with a cloth wheel, a beautiful two-tone effect is produced.
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