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Blog Posts from PS Leather Craft UK


Leather thicknesses (Weight)
Leather thickness is referred to as the "weight" (although I have seen this referred to as the "substance"). Leather is sold and priced in most cases by the square foot, no matter the unit of measure used for the thickness or the purpose of the leather. When we are buying leather we often see the leather weight as n ounces. Some can easily be misled into thinking that the weight (ounces) given for a piece of leather refers to how heavy a particular size weighs, say ounce pe

Peter Smith
Feb 1, 20232 min read


Lets talk Vegan
Lets talk Vegan compares real leather and vegan leather and discusses some of these vegan options.

Peter Smith
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Types of leather
Discover different types of leather, most of which you will see in my leather work.

Peter Smith
Feb 7, 20223 min read


Parts of the hide
A reference guide to parts of the hide, useful for when you are buying leather for your projects.

Peter Smith
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Tanning Methods
Learn about how leather is treated for our consumption.

Peter Smith
Feb 7, 20222 min read


Processing Leather
How leather is processed and made ready for leather craftsmen to make beautiful leather articles.

Peter Smith
Feb 7, 20222 min read


What is Leather?
Leather, defined. What exactly is leather.

Peter Smith
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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