INTRODUCTION TO LEATHER CRAFTING

This is made of animal skin that is chemically treated to preserve it and that is used in making clothes, shoes, furniture,

• bags

• wallet

• leather

• belt

Give the four fundamental stages of making Leather

This process loosens the fibers and allows the skin to absorb various tanning chemicals

• un-hairing

• de-pickling

• Liming

• Bating

Chemical agents are used to making the hide colorless to add the desired color at a later stage.  

• De-greasing

• Bleaching

• bating

• liming

This process is to produce a non-decomposable and sturdy material from the raw animal hide

• soaking

• bleaching

• de-greasing

• Tanning

Give the Two types of vegetable tanning processes:

This process creates a negative environmental impact as it comprises heavy usage of acids and other chemicals

• chrome tanning

• vegetable tanning

• Aldehyde tanning

• Oil Tanning

This process removes flesh residues and creates uniformly thick leather

• bleaching

• shaving

• splitting

• dyeing

Why is tanning an important process on leathers even when it creates a negative environmental impact?

 

What are leathers?