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How to choose Leather
 There
are so many different types and styles
of leather available today from shiny
patent leather to soft lambskin to
textured suede. Add to that the
various texturing processes and all the
colors of the rainbow and leather
becomes one of the most a versatile
materials. Leather types
Here are some
descriptions about different types of
leather available.
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Aniline - Leather that is
colored, all the way through, with a
transparent dye. The effect is
applied by immersing the leather in
a dye bath. Because the finish is
transparent and shows the natural
markings of the leather, only the
best quality hides can be used.
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Distressed leather - Leather
that is dyed with one color over
another (usually darker over
lighter); this creates rich
highlights and an artificial, aged
appearance.
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Embossing - Leather that has
been "stamped" with a design or
artificial texture under very high
pressure. Used, for example to
create imitation alligator or
crocodile hide.
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Full
grain leather - Leather that
has not been altered beyond hair
removal. Full grain leather is the
most genuine type of leather, as it
retains all of the original texture
and markings of the original hide.
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Semi
- aniline - Aniline leather
to which a matching pigment layer is
added to even out the color and add
protection.
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Split
grain leather - Leather made
from the lower (inner or flesh side)
layers of a hide that have been
split away from the upper, or grain
layers. Split leather is more
fragile than side leather or
full-grain leather, and is typically
used in the form of suede.
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Top
grain leather - Leather whose
top (outermost) layers have been
left intact, in contrast to split
leather.
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