This is an ironed Merino shearling lambskin, sold as a whole hide. The hide is tanned with the wool left on. The leather side is smooth suede and the hair-on side is the wool fleece. It is full grain, chrome tanned and made by a tannery in Europe.
The fleece side adds insulation, loft and texture. The leather side gives structure and stability. The wool is finer, denser and more uniform than that of many standard sheepskins. Short-wool Merino hides are often sheared to around 8-10 mm.
Typical Merino hides are around 6-8 sq. ft. The hide suits accessories, linings, outerwear panels and trims. As with any natural leather, it can have neck and back wrinkles, veins, scars, bites and loose grain. Whole hides include bellies, where the grain can be looser and defects more common. Darker colors hide flaws better, and less desirable areas can be worked into the less visible parts of a project.
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- Ironed Merino Shearling Lambskin
- Tannery
- Europe
- Cut
- Whole hide
- Full grain
- Yes
- Tannage
- Chrome tanned
- Top surface
- Hair on hide
- Bottom surface
- Smooth suede
- Finish
- Hair
- Firmness
- Soft, 3/10
- Dye
- Completely through
- Thickness
- 7 oz (2.8 mm) +/- 0.3 mm, gauged with hair compressed
- Typical hide size
- Around 6-8 sq. ft.
- Yield
- Moderate, 75%+
- Burnishable
- No, edge paint recommended
- Splitting
- Not at this time