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| − | Cabretta leather is a common name in the USA for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDmkdFwqTt8&list=PLdGEmp0I4Bawry89Il_c1uc1F7M0Tr7sx South American] | + | Cabretta leather is a common name in the USA for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDmkdFwqTt8&list=PLdGEmp0I4Bawry89Il_c1uc1F7M0Tr7sx South American] [[Sheepskin - Lambskin|sheep]] hair (not wool fur) and used for [[leather gloves|gloves]] and [[leather shoes|shoe uppers]]. However, it is also made from skins of similar hairy sheep from other countries, e.g. from East and West Africa. |
The name actually derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word for [[Goatskin|goat]] (Cabra), even though the term is used for [[Sheepskin - Lambskin|sheep leather]]. | The name actually derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word for [[Goatskin|goat]] (Cabra), even though the term is used for [[Sheepskin - Lambskin|sheep leather]]. | ||
Revision as of 14:51, 17 February 2017
Cabretta leather is a common name in the USA for South American sheep hair (not wool fur) and used for gloves and shoe uppers. However, it is also made from skins of similar hairy sheep from other countries, e.g. from East and West Africa.
The name actually derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word for goat (Cabra), even though the term is used for sheep leather.
Cabretta is processed hairless as smooth leather. It is chrome-tanned, fine-grained and as soft as leather from young goats.
Cabretta leather is often used for golf gloves.
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