Types of Tanning. Vegetable-Tanned Leather, Chrome-Tanned...

LEATHER TANNING

Tanning leather is one of the oldest known processes.

Our ancestors learned to reuse the skin of the animals they hunted for food, making shoes, coats... It is known that one of the first tanning techniques was OIL TANNING, followed by others: vegetable tanning, chrome tanning, mixed tanning...

Turning raw hide into a material that can be used to make shoes, coats, bags... is the process known as TANNING.

Knowing the right type of leather for making a bag, wallet, belt, or other craft projects is essential for achieving the best finish.

The type of leather is largely determined by the tanning process, but do we know the different tanning methods? What are they?

Types of tanning:

-Oil tanning, the oldest known tanning method.

-Vegetable tanning, using only plant extracts. 100% natural tanning.

-Mineral tanning, using various metals, with chrome being the most common.

-Mixed tanning, combining mineral and vegetable substances.

-Synthetic tanning, using synthetic products like aldehydes. This method is commonly used for upholstery leather.

Discover in this video the different tanning types and the products used in these processes.

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