Although many people believe that there is no difference between fur and leather and often use both words interchangeably to mean the same thing, the reality is that fur and leather are not the same, they are two different things and we are going to explain what each one is.
On the one hand, the skin refers to the external part of animals (cows, pigs, sheep, etc.), a layer that protects the animal from the environment that surrounds it, this is considered a raw material and, in no case could it be used without being previously treated for the manufacture of garments or other products.
On the other hand -and this is where the difference between skin and leather is established-, leather is the product obtained by subjecting the skin to the tanning process, a long process that we already talked about in this post.
The skin, obtained from the animals, arrives at the leather factory of TL San Martín and goes through a long process in which the skin is converted into tanned skin or leather, a material that will serve as raw material for professionals in fashion, footwear and leather goods .
The real difference between leather and fur
Untreated leather cannot be used to develop products, if we were to use this leather for our clothes instead of leather - or tanned leather - the clothes would quickly rot, not to mention the unpleasant smell they would give off, something we would never want to wear.
Ultimately, the key to the difference between hide and skin lies in determining where the animal's skin is in the tanning process: before being treated it should be called skin, whereas it becomes leather when the whole process is completed.
TL San Martín, your tanned leather factory
If you have a company or you are a professional in the fashion, footwear, textile and leather goods sector and you are looking for a leather manufacturer, do not hesitate to contact us, we want to be your supplier of tanned leather.
In fact, you can get to know our factory and our product in our section "The factory", where you can get all the information you need, as well as browse our virtual showroom.
We will be happy to show you how we work, as well as our wide variety of samples, with different designs and finishes.
At TL Sint Maarten we are able to deliver leather to any location in the world within a short period of time.
If you want to see our Spring Summer 22 product collection, you can see it in full by clicking here.