What is leather? Vegetable tanning and chrome tanning of leather

We introduce the difference between leather and skin, tanning methods, etc. We actually visited a tanner and got a demonstration.

What is leather? Tannin tanning and chrome tanning of leather | Bag sewing factory | Kawanishi Bag
There are so many different types of leather.
There are many different tanning methods available, such as pigskin, cowhide, and horsehide, such as tannin tanning and chrome tanning.
Today we will introduce some of them…

Types of cowhide, such as calfskin, kipskin, and steerhide

Do you know the difference between calfskin and steerhide?
In this article, we will introduce the different types and characteristics of cowhide.

Types of cowhide, including calfskin, kipskin, and steerhide | Bag sewing factory | Kawanishi Bag
Types of cowhide such as calfskin, kipskin, and steerhide...
There are many types of cowhide, such as calfskin, kipskin, and steerhide. Of course, there are many other types of leather, including sheepskin, goat, deer, and pigskin. Today, we will focus on cowhide among the many types of leather and introduce the different types of cowhide.

Horsehide, cordovan, leather jackets, shoes, etc. Horse leather is manly

Horse leather has a certain masculine and cool feel to it.
The reason there is so much horse leather in vintage items is because horses were used as means of transportation in the past!

Horse hide, cordovan, leather jackets, shoes, etc. Horse hide is manly | Bag sewing factory | Kawanishi Kaban
Cordovan and horsehide are horse leather. Cordovan in particular is known as the king of leathers, and is a rare leather. Horsehide is used to make high-quality leather jackets, rider jackets, etc.

What is pigskin? Translucent raw pig hide is untanned.

You may not be familiar with pigskin, but in fact most of the raw hides are sourced from Japan.
Cowhide and the like are mostly sourced overseas.

What is pigskin? Translucent raw pigskin is untanned leather | Bag sewing factory | Kawanishi Bag
It is leather made from pigskin, but it doesn't stand out as much as cowhide or horsehide. But it is surprisingly soft...

Characteristics of deerskin and important points to note when buying deerskin items

This is an article about deerskin.
Deerskin is a durable and breathable leather.

Characteristics of deerskin and important points to note when buying items | Bag sewing factory | Kawanishi Kaban
Deerskin is the leather of a deer.
What kind of image do you have of deerskin?
As we have mentioned before, most of the leather on the market is cowhide.

[Super Cheap] What are PU leather bags? They're cheap, but what kind of leather are they made of?

This is an introduction to PU leather, which you often see.
It's sometimes written as PU leather, but it's actually not leather but synthetic leather.
We will introduce such PU leather.

[Super Cheap] What is a PU leather bag? It's cheap, but what kind of leather is it? | Bag sewing factory | Kawanishi Bag
Do you know about PU leather bags?
I've always been curious about it, but my impression was that it was cheap!!
Yes, PU leather bags are quite cheap.

[Table of Contents] We have compiled articles about Italian leather.

We are also creating a page that compiles articles about Italian leather.
Please feel free to use it.

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