ABOUT THE LEATHER: This is a 1-2 ounce imported Italian sheepskin, finished in a timeless rich chocolate brown and showcasing a refined pebbled grain texture. The hide is napa soft to the touch, offering a luxurious hand feel that speaks to its high-quality craftsmanship. Chrome tanned for lasting strength and suppleness, this leather provides a perfect balance between durability and flexibility. Averaging 4 to 6 square feet of usable space, each hide is well-suited for a variety of fine leather applications. With its soft temper, this sheepskin drapes effortlessly and conforms with minimal stretch, making it an excellent choice for projects that require a smooth, flowing fit. The low sheen surface enhances the leather’s natural texture while maintaining a subtle elegance, ensuring it works equally well in classic, modern, or bespoke designs. Ideal for garment making, small leather accessories, and other fine craft goods, this hide is perfect for jackets, vests, handbags, wallets, and trim work.
Please note: Orders of one to two pieces will be shipped folded. Three or more pieces will be shipped rolled for optimal handling.
Note: All hides in this listing are Alike. If you are attempting to match an existing color, hide, project or even a leather from another retailer, we recommend not purchasing this hide.
LEATHER SPEC:
- Animal: Sheep
- Portion: Full Hide
- Size:
4-6sqf (No Less)
- Texture: Pebbled Grain
- Color: Chocolate Brown
-Type:
Designer / Crafters
- Finishing:
Low Sheen / Finished / Semi Water Resistant
- Thickness: 1-2oz
-Temper / Feel: Napa Soft
- Delivery Method: Folded soft pack. (3 or more will be shipped rolled)
- All hides listed in this listing are inspected for quality assurance. Regardless, if you are purchasing the 1st piece listed or the last piece listed, they have been inspected to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Note: Image serves as a reference only due to stock in hand. Hides in general can have holes as this is common in leather. If you have any concerns, please email us prior to your purchase.
LEATHER BASICS 101 and what you should know. (Newbies to the leather and crafting).
Square Footage: is based on usable space across the hide. For example, a hide with 10 square feet of usable space does not mean it consists of ten perfect square pieces you can cut. Leather hides have natural shapes and edges, so the actual cutting area may vary depending on your project’s pattern layout.
Full Grain: Outer most layer of the skin. Can have scars, blemishes, bug bits, barbwire scratches and visible branding.
Top Grain (Also known as Corrected Grain Leather: Light removal of the top skin removing blemishes, scars, bug bits and will have low visibility of cattle branding. Still contains the outer most fibers for durability.
Vegetable Tanned: Organic materials used to dye the hide.
Chrome Tanned: Most popular tanning process using Chromium dyes with a wider variety of colors. Longer lasting color when exposed to direct sunlight, for example Automotive seats.
SHIPMENT: UPS/FedEx Priority Mail (Average of 2-3 business days varying upon location). Please be mindful that we no longer ship to PO Box due to increased USPS rates.
MULTIPLE ORDERS: Multiple Orders will be combined into one shipment.
ASSISTANCE / QUESTIONS: Please feel free to email and ask any questions or concerns you might have. We will be happy to explain and assist where needed.
OTHER LEATHERS not Listed: If there is a particular leather, size, grain, color (etc) you are looking for and do not see it posted on our page, please send us an email and we will respond within 24hrs including weekends as we understand project timelines.
DEFINITION of: Finished Leather / Water-Resistant is the ability to resist the penetration of water to some degree but not entirely and has already been colored.
Quality & Assurance INSPECTION: All items sent to the buyer have been photographed and marked to the buyers’ eBay sale. All photos are kept in our database to protect both buyer and the seller.