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Leather
* All leather comes from animals.
* All leather is aniline dyed after the tanning process
  - the product of animal hides
* Most leather comes from factory farmed dairy cows and veal cows.
* Most leathers have a top coat or protective finish
  - use for shoes
* actually improves with age.
* appears prominently on informal clothing.
* are animal products
  - durable materials
  - fabric
* are located in car seats
  - department stores
  - handbags
  - stables
  - organic matter
  - smooths
  - solid objects
  - solids
  - tanneds
* are used for belts
  - protective clothing
  - whips
* back is one of the biggest sea turtles.
* by-product of the meat industry.
* can be very expensive depending on the quality of the hide.
* collective term for all hides and skins which have been tanned.
* comes from hides and skins which are differentiated on the basis of size
  - the hides of animals
  - in a different set of colors from wool
* conjures the emotions and awakens the senses.
* dries out and deteriorates due to environmental and chemical causes.
* embossed western tool.
* emits VOCs due to the chemicals used in tanning and the finishing process.
* especially is one of India's major exports.
* gives off pheromones.
* good electrical insulator if kept dry.
* is also nothing but cured and processed animal skin
  - by far the strongest upholstery material used in furniture
  - clean and soft after use
  - created from the hides of animals which live an unsheltered life
  - dry and brittle
  - elastic and strong, and has a high ripping resistance, unlike fabric materials
  - food for fungi, insects and rodents
  - harder to clean and requires more work to maintain than other materials
  - in solids only
  - just normal leather that is usually lined with canvas
* is made from animal skin, rawhide, as some call it
  - cattle hides
  - the hides of cattle and pigs
  - their hides, and their wool is crafted into ropes, rugs, and fabrics
  - up of a diverse population
  - more durable than synthetic materials, but also more expensive
  - most common in the form of shoes, belts, wallets, and purses
  - much used in bookbinding
  - naturally porous
  - nature's most sensual and practical material
  - near the top of many people's lists for furniture material, shoes, or jackets
* is one of the most misunderstood terms because there are so many different types of leather
  - useful and versatile materials used today to make just about anything
  - organic and picks up energy
  - primarily a by-product from an animal used for food
  - produced from the hides in two distinct phases, tanning and finishing
  - so versatile, it is used for fashion, furniture, automotive, shoes, handbags, and more
  - somebody's skin or a by-product of somebody's skin
* is the fastest growing upholstery material used in the United States today
  - most durable form of upholstery
* is the most durable upholstery material known today
  - material, and is very hard to scratch
  - product of something that was alive
* is the strongest most versatile natural resource
  - natural material known to man
  - upholstery material known to man
  - strongest, most versatile natural upholstery material known
  - tanned skin of a once living animal, usually cow, though many others exist
  - tougher than cloth, and sewing it requires a heavy duty implement such as an awl
  - very tough and light, but it softens greatly when wet
* is worn at corners, starting to crack along spine and chipped at bottom of spine
  - edges and cracking along spine
* lasts an indefinite period of time when properly cared for.
* natural material and needs little or no care
  - made from the hides of animals
  - that 'breathes' - making it cool in the summer and warm in the winter
  - product and requires some care to maintain the natural beauty of the hide
* needs to breathe and plastic garment bags prevent air circulation.
* non-woven three dimensional fabric with no shear plane.
* porous material.
* remarkable product of nature that is soft and supple, while being strong and durable.
* rot disease of strawberries that occurs sporadically throughout New York State.
* shrinks when wet.
* tends to be more pronounced once the fruit has faded
  - get stiff after a summer of wading
* very durable product and has survived a broad range of applications over the centuries.
* western tool embossed over a light padding.