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Bonded leather  Used for cheaply made bags and furniture. combination of PVC and 20% leather. Characteristics:  The texture and color are uniform. Smells like plastic and never creates a patina. Peels off and degrades in a short time. Top grain The outermost layer is sanded off so that any imperfection or irregularities are removed. It’s a durable product although not quite as tough as full-grain leather.  Characteristics: sturdy and durable. Nubuck Top grain leather that has been sanded  to give a slight nap of short protein fibers, producing a velvet-like surface. It is resistant to wear. Split Leather  the bottom part of the leather after being split. It’s sometimes called suede and has a nappy appearance. It is often finished with...

  Quality of leather goods is determined by the quality of materials and quality of workmanship. Saddle Stitching offers top grade quality because in the process of stitching two needles are used and the thread is passed through each hole twice, doubling the strength in comparison to machine stitching. Machine sewing of leather Machine sewing has one great upside to hand stitching, the speed. Machine completes the task much faster than any person can. Because the thread goes only once through the leather, if the thread breaks at any point, the whole product could breakdown. Hand sewing Hand sewing demonstrates the mastery of the craftsman and looks much different than machine sewing. Saddle stitching is a type of sewing where...