As an important raw material for making genuine leather sofas, sofa leather has many types. In the field of sofa making, genuine leather sofa leather occupies a pivotal position. At the same time, PU sofa leather and PVC upper leather are also common choices. It is worth noting that sofa leather is not only a kind of artificial leather, but also an indispensable raw material for making high-quality genuine leather sofas. With the increasing popularity of leather sofas, the demand for sofa leather is also growing.
1. Genuine leather:
Genuine leather, derived from the original leather of animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and deer, has evolved into countless leather materials with unique characteristics, strength, touch, color and texture after fine tanning and processing in leather factories. In the manufacture of modern leather products, genuine leather plays an indispensable role. In particular, cowhide, sheepskin and pigskin are known as the three core raw materials in the field of leather making. Genuine leather can be divided into two categories: top layer leather and second layer leather.
1. Top leather: Top leather is directly processed from animal raw skin, or after depilating the thicker skin of cattle, pigs, horses, etc., the upper part with tight fiber structure is cut into pieces, and then finely processed to make various top leathers.
2. Split leather: In contrast, the fiber structure of split leather is relatively loose. It is usually processed by spraying chemical materials or covering it with PVC or PU film to make split leather.
2. Leather treated with special processes
1. Laser leather, also known as laser leather, is a new type of leather that uses laser technology to finely etch various unique patterns on the leather surface.
2. Printed or branded leather, the material selection is the same as embossed leather, but the processing technology is different. Various colorful patterns or designs are created on the top or second layer of leather through printing or hot branding technology.
3. Water-dyed leather, which uses the top layer of leather from animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, and deer, is bleached and dyed into various colors, and then thawed and polished to produce soft and colorful leather.
4. Open-edge pearl leather, also known as film leather, is to split the top layer or second layer of leather into two halves from the spine, remove the loose and wrinkled parts, and then paste PVC films of various colors on its surface to produce beautiful and durable leather.
5. Shaved leather, which usually uses the top layer of leather of slightly lower quality as raw material, polishes to remove surface defects, and then sprays popular color leather pulp, presses into grain or glossy effects to improve the appearance quality of the leather.
6. Patent leather, which uses the second layer of leather as raw material, sprays various chemical raw materials and undergoes calendering or matting treatment to produce smooth and brightly colored leather.
7. Embossed leather, using trimmed leather or open-edge pearl leather as raw materials, creates various exquisite patterns or designs through pressing technology, such as imitation crocodile pattern, lizard pattern, etc., to enrich the visual effect of leather.
8. Frosted leather, after polishing the leather surface, polishing it into a neat and even fiber structure, dyeing it into various popular colors, and making leather with unique texture.
9. Suede leather, also known as suede leather, is the top layer of leather that is dyed after the surface of the leather blank is polished into velvet, with a soft and comfortable touch.
