Vegetable tanning refers to the use of natural tannins to create usable leather from hides. Natural tannins are present in bark, wood, leaves and fruits of chestnut, oak and hemlock trees. This...
Emerised is a textile finishing process that creates a soft, smooth, and velvety surface on fabrics. It involves mechanically abrading the fabric's surface using abrasive materials, such as sandpaper...
A tartan is a specific woven pattern that often signifies a particular Scottish clan in the modern era. The pattern is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp...
Relaxation shrinkage is a phenomenon that occurs in textile fabrics after they have been subjected to various mechanical and chemical processes during manufacturing. It refers to the dimensional...
Artificial aging by wear and tear to leather or wood. In wood this can be physical distressing such as dents, gouges, worm holes, and scratches, or finish distressing such as wearing away, crackle,...