About The Book

"Leather is such fascinating material. Every pore and scratch tells a story of the animal’s life. Since the dawn of time, mankind has been using leather for a variety of applications but one of the most common ones is shoe making. In fact, different animals produce leathers with different qualities. The mighty industry is not just a fashion statement for us, but also a great source of foreign exchange. Leather Industry enjoys a lot of benefits. It employs a large sector of people. Leather occupies an important part of lives, from bags, dresses, accessories, footwear, and belts. The quality of the leather is determined by the raw materials and the way it has been chemically treated and then finally the look and feel. Multi-national companies have their wing invested in this billion-dollar industry, with increasing international brands across the globe is striking evidence of how people love and enjoy the products.

This book contains state-of-the-art information on fancy, split, and specialty leathers. The text in this book is comprised of seven chapters. Chapter 1 presents a focus on chamois leather. The chapter discusses the chamois leather by formaldehyde-sardine oil combination tannage. It explains the chrome crust and mordanted crust from wet salted goat skins. Finally, it presents book-binding skivers and chamois leather from goatskin splits. Chapter 2 focuses on napa and wallet leather. It focuses on grain garment leathers from raw sheepskins. Moreover, it highlights white chrome sheep lining leathers by tanning in vats. Chapter 3 sheds light on sheepskins chrome lining leather. Sheepskin is used to produce sheepskin leather products and soft wool-lined clothing or coverings, including diplomas, gloves, hats, footstools, automotive seat covers, baby and invalid rugs and pelts. Chapter 4 aims to cover on shoe leather. Apart from the construction of a shoe, the other most important aspect is the choice and quality of leather. Leather is essentially a hide sourced from different animals and has various characteristics. Each leather undergoes many steps to produce the end result. Some of them are perfect for rougher use and scuff resistance while others more delicate and for more formal occasions. Likewise, soft leathers like Suede don’t like water but instead, make for an excellent casual or summer shoe. Chapter 5 intends to cover the screen and block printing of leathers. Printing patterns, symbols, and ornaments onto materials is a form of embellishment that is more common in the textile industry than in the leather sector. Where the leather is printed, it is usually for handbags or labels. Chapter 6 highlights the processing of skin for leather. It highlights the processing of animal skin for leather, the processing of dik-dik skin, the processing of rabbit skin for leather, and the production of rabbit skins and wool. Chapter 7 sheds light on the dressing of hair, kid, turtle, and lizard, shark, frog, and lambskins for leather. Kid skins of different colors having fine hair and curly wool are available in the northern region. Mostly these types of skins are collected from pinjrapole sources. The skins having a. peculiar type of curly design, in various colors possess. A soft feel and beautiful appearance on finishing, particularly skins of still-born kids known as slunk are considered the best type. This book will be of interest to students and others associated with the field."

About The Editor

Martin Miklas is a Leatherworker based at Santiago. He has over two decades of experience in the leather industry as an award-winning leather artist. He pursued his Graduation in Textile Technology and Leather Processing from Technological University, Alberta. His research interests are in chamois leather, chrome lining leather and processing of skin for leather. Miklas has also contributed several articles and research papers on all aspects of leather manufacturing operations and technology.

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