Split Grain Leather Sofa

It s sometimes called suede and has a nappy appearance.

Split grain leather sofa.

The hydeline aliso sectional sofa has the glamour of a chesterfield sofa and serves up generous seating for your guests. Split grain leather doesn t contain any of the hide s grain. Full grain leather is always the best leather available guaranteed. Then there is split grain leather which is a single piece of leather that is more durable.

Some people may not think of it as the best leather for furniture as it is relatively difficult to maintain. Split leather is the bottom part of the leather after being split. If a skin is divided into several layers over the entire surface this process is called splitting. Leather can be broadly divided into 4 categories full top grain enhanced grain corrected grain and split leather.

Top grain leather on all seating areas and arms rests. It s more commonly found in work gloves. Top grain leather is going to be one of the best bets for being pet friendly the thickness of it will not tear or crack as. Coil encased foam cushions wrapped in feather down.

Gloves made from split leather. Although split grain leather is commonly used for suede and even though it can be sanded down and embossed with a graining pattern to make it look like natural leather most good manufacturers do not use split cow leather for upholstery at all. If a product is made from full grain leather buy it. Professionally upholstered in soft top grain leather on the seats and arm rests.

When a split is made it is initially light colored and fuzzy or suede like on both the top and bottom of the hide so that it won t look like top grain. The split separated from the grain split. If the hides natural grains pores and textures are left intact it is considered a full top grain also known as full grain and will develop a patina over time from use although this is more due to the type of finish dye used on. The three remaining leather grades are all formed using the leather from the bottom split of hide.

This sofa is skillfully built by craftsmen. On leather furniture the traditional top grain leather look is shiny and has natural variations in color a hide is a natural product with variations in thickness and quality. What is split leather. When the leather is first removed from the hide of an animal it s extremely thick.

Split grain leather though split grain consists of 100 leather it lacks the smooth texture and stylish appearances with natural variations in color and pebbling. Thicker leather mostly cow leather which is 5 to 10 millimetres thick is split the obtained layers are designated as grain split or top grain split and flesh split. Leather split may have other uses but because it is made of the lower layer of the hide it is much weaker and less durable than top grain leather.