Bovine leather is a term that is used to indicate the macro-category of the materials that are obtained from the tanning process of a bovine coat.
Bovines (in Latin “Bovinae”), are a subfamily of bovids (“Bovidae”) and include many animal species, including cows, buffaloes, bulls and calves, widely used and appreciated in the leather goods industry.
Suede leather has a unique feel and look among leather types.
It‚ Äôs the soft and fuzzy underside of hide. The suede material is made by turning leather upside down so this fuzzy side is face up.
Is really a type of split leather‚ Äì in fact, it the innermost layer of the hide.
Most commonly, it comes from sheep, but also from deer, goats and calves. Thicker hides have the same feel but become shaggier, rather than the preferred napped feel.
That is of high-quality like full-grain or top-grain leather. This is because high-quality leather unlike low-grade leather develops a beautiful patina as it ages.
To explain briefly, the patina is the process in which leather ages. Leather ages beautifully, the longer it lasts the better it looks.
It, therefore, gets its name from its age and how it looks as well as it ages.
Technically, if the leather is 20-100 years old it is considered vintage. However, some sources refer to vintage as those made before the 1980s.
Semi-aniline leather is aniline leather type but with one difference‚ Äì it is covered with a thin layer of pigments that do not hide the pores and the patterns on the surface, but instead make them less distinct. Semi-aniline is soft, warm and pleasant to the touch, also, it looks natural despite the processing.
Top-grain leather that has been sanded or buffed on the grain side, or outside, to give a slight nap of short protein fibers, producing a velvet-like surface. Nubuck is similar to suede, but is created from the outer side of a hide, giving it more strength and thickness and a fine grain.
It is generally more expensive than suede, and must be coloured or dyed heavily to cover up the sanding and stamping process.
Full grain leather is the highest quality, most expensive, and longest lasting grade of leather. It comes from the top layer of an animal’s hide and retains the skin’s natural markings and texture without sanding or processing to remove imperfections. Full grain leather has a soft, warm feel and a natural look that some say adds character to the material.
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