Nick Horween (Horween Leather) and Phil Kalas (Ashland Leather) explain everything you need to know about leather in 30 minutes. The video below is from Stitchdown's Boot Camp at Industry City NYC in October 2024.
Topics Covered:
1. Leather Feel, Temper & Thickness
2. Leather Scent
3. Luster
4. Grain Character & Texture
5. Aniline Finish vs. Pigmented Finish
6. Grain Clarity & Natural Imperfections
7. Horween Dearborn Leather
8. Horween Snuffed Suede, Nubuck, Rough-Out & Waxed Flesh
9. Printed leather, Embossing, Debossing & Plating Leather
10. Horween Chromexcel (CXL), Pull Up Effect, Hot Stuffing & Oil Tanned Leather
11. Horween Dublin Leather
12. Vegetable Tanning (Veg Tan) vs. Chrome Tanning
13. Horween Chromepak Leather
14. Horween Shell Cordovan Leather
15. Upholstery Leather
16. Leather Thickness
17. Nick Horween's Role in the Horween 120-Year Legacy