Professional paper
https://doi.org/10.34187/ko.74.1.3
Grain side leather decoration
Franka Žuvela Bošnjak
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology, Study in Varaždin, Varaždin, Croatia
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Sandra Flinčec Grgac
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Textile Technology, Department of Textile Chemistry and Ecology, Zagreb, Croatia
* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Leather as a valuable material for the production of clothing, footwear, haberdashery, upholstery for household interiors, for all means of transportation and trimmings requires many treatment processes in order to fulfil the properties desired by consumers. From a functional point of view, the finishing processes on the grain side of the leather play an important role, including topcoating, lacquering, varnishing, embossing, etc. The grain side of the leather is protected from external influences and defects and damage are concealed. Leather finished in this way is an ideal basis for various aesthetic decorations that give the leather its final appearance and functionality. There are a number of leather decoration processes such as: Engraving, embossing, carving, drilling, embroidering, printing, painting, knitting, tattooing, various laser beards, etc. Each of these operations is carried out in the manufacture of leather goods for different applications and does not affect the functionality of the leather. It is an extremely important creative and design component that extends from finishing to the final stage of decoration, even for items that are not unique.
Keywords
leather; finishing processes; decoration
Hrčak ID:
329951
URI
Publication date:
7.4.2025.
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