Leather fabric has never ending life and with time it becomes soft to touch. Based on the processing, leather can be soft or rough to touch. Earlier it was used to make just sofa covers, car seats but now a days it is not hard to find other leather fabric accessories like rugs, couch, sofa, carpets, pillow covers, carpets etc.
Uses of Leather Fabric
- In home decor leather fabric is chiefly used in making sofa covers, cushion covers and chair covers for drawing room and dining room. PVC leather fabric is usually used in making sofa covers.
- Leather now a days is also used to make carpets and rugs.
- Leather fabric is also used to make table mats and table cloth
- Leather pillow covers with patchwork and made from suede leather fabric are very popular and used for elegance. Generally artificial leather is used to make pillow covers.
Types of Natural Leather Fabric
Full Grain Leather Fabric
Full-grain
leather, also known as top-grain leather is made from the hide. The hair
from the leather are removed but it is not corrected with sanding, buffing
or snuffing. Also this fabric undergoes very
less chemical treatment that makes it very durable. Cow's skin is the best
to make full grain leather. Full-grain leather thus contains all the natural
marks on the surface giving full grain leather fabric an extra strength.
This leather fabric is used in making bags, briefcases and shoes.
Corrected-grain Leather Fabric
Corrected-grain leather fabric is processed by the sanding, buffing or snuffing so you will find no mark on the top of leather. You will find two types of corrected-grain leather fabric based on the type of finishing. It can be semi-aniline and pigmented. Aniline leather fabric is coated with dye and contain the characteristics of hide on the surface.Split Leather
The fibrous part that is left after clearing the top
grain leather is then used to make the split leather. Split leather also has
the artificial layer that is placed at the surface of it to make it more
thick and strong. Suede leather is made from split leather that is used to
make variety of textile furnishing and accessories.
Patent Leather
If you are looking for very shinny leather fabric then you can check the patent leather. Artificially it is given high-gloss finish.Shagreen Leather
It is mostly used in making sofas and other furnitures and also called stingray or skin leather fabric.Cow Nappa
Cow
Nappa is an even-textured and soft leather, which is made from the outer
skin of the cow. You will find variety of colors and finishes in this
leather fabric. This wrinkle free leather is used to make many fashion
apparels.
Pig Suede
Pig Suede leather is generally the inner side of the hide or skin that is next to the meat of the pig. It is buffed to give a smooth finish. Suede may also be split from a thick hide.Types of Synthetic Leather Fabric
Bonded Leather
To make bonded leather 90-100% leather fibers are used, which are then bonded with the latex binders to have an appearance of a true leather. This leather is not that durable and used to make things that are less frequently used.Bycast Leather
It is a type of split leather that contains the layer of polyurethane on its surface. After this it is embossed. It is used in making shoes and also in the furniture industry. It is very easy to clean and maintain bycast leather.If you like style and rich look then do not miss to use leather fabric in your drawing room to complete your home decoration. You can pick synthetic or natural leather. To buy leather keep in mind the following things
- Check the color that you are looking for. Consider the color of furniture and other home furnishings before picking the leather color.
- Buy the leather type that you like the most. Real leather is a very genuine leather whereas aniline leather retains its color and shine for a long time.
- Faux leather fabric although looks good but it is made from artificial material that is a look alike of real leather.