How Is Leather Made

How is leather made?

Leather is a natural animal product. There are four processes to turn raw hides into finished leather ready for upholstery.
1) Splitting: sorting and grading
2) Tanning: preserves, softens and prepares for the dye
3) Coloring: dying the hide with either aniline, semi aniline or pigment dyes
4) Finishing: prevents cracking and peeling.

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