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Monthly Archives: October 2007

What is “vegetable” tanning, exactly?

I was recently asked while introducing a novice to the huge Lineapelle leather show, how, out of so many tanneries, do I choose which leathers are the best?
Here’s how I tried to explain the difference between vegetable-tanned and other (namely chrome, synthetic and corrected) leathers.
Much like our British bracing cups of tea, the [...]