Interior journey: Leather

Textile

-Can be differentiating into different type. Eg. Cotton, satin, lycra, leather and a lot more

Leather

Process

-Divide into 4 fundamental sub-processes: preparatory, tanning and crusting. After undergo these sub-processes, further step such as surface coating can be added into the leather process sequence too.

-Preparatory stages can be preservation, soaking, liming, remove hair, fleshing, splitting, relining, bating, bleaching, degreasing and pickling.

-Tanning is the process which converts the protein of the raw hide or skin into a stable material which will not putrefy.

-Crusting means the hiding skin is thinned and lubricated. It includes wetting back, shaving, neutralization, fixating and staking.

Technical information

-Leather will break down with the passage of time due to its natural fibers.

-It may break down due to undergo high temperatures and relative humidity.

-Leather can be differentiating into full grain, top-grain, corrected-grain and split in general. There are a lot more less-common type such as buckskin, patent leather, deerskin and others.

-Leather from other animals such as buffalo, goats, alligators, lamb, snakes, kangaroos, ostriches and pig skin. Different type of skin are used for different usage depends on their thickness and fabrication.

-It can be decorated with pyrography and beading.

Limitation

-Size limitation depends on skin from animal.

-Do not have an exact fix size.

Normal usage

-Sofa

-Rugs

-Clothing

Environmental impact

-It is harmful as it creates the impact of livestock.

-Chemical used heavily polluted environment.

-Air pollution due to the process of cleaning and solvent vapors.