Nappa lambskin

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Nappa lamb leather hides are perfect for making accessories and garments with a sewing machine because they are supple and smooth. Let your creativity run wild and find in our selection of nappa lamb leather the ideal material for sewing pouches, baby booties, decorative items...

The origin, manufacturing, and uses of nappa leather

According to legend, nappa leather was developed at the end of the 19th century in a tannery located in California, in the Napa region. Made from bovine hides, this full-grain leather is also produced from lamb or goat hides. Nappa leather is characterized by its fineness and suppleness. It undergoes a treatment that protects it.

It is this specific mineral tanning that gives nappa leather its unique properties. It allows the hide to retain and fix colored dyes more easily. Thus, this leather is less likely to see its shade change over the years.

Thanks to its high quality, nappa leather is used particularly for leather goods, the manufacture of leather jackets, and automotive upholstery.

Differences with aniline leather

Deco Cuir offers aniline and nappa lamb leathers to meet your needs for soft and supple hides, within your budget.

Aniline leather

Aniline lamb leather refers to a hide that has been colored by immersion without being protected. These lamb hides without additional finish are called aniline leathers. Only the most beautiful, flawless hides are used to make aniline leathers.

Particularly supple and very soft, they remain more fragile than those that have received a finish. They are characterized by a natural touch and develop a patina over time.

Nappa leather

Also known as veiled leather, this material undergoes a treatment (the semi-aniline finish) that makes it waterproof and sun-resistant. Drier than aniline leather, nappa leather is supple and offered at affordable prices.

Nappa leather retains its soft touch and natural density because it is vacuum-dried. The rapid evaporation of water prevents fats from escaping the fibers. The semi-aniline treatment of nappa leather gives it its perfectly smooth surface.

The advantages of nappa leather

Working with nappa leather offers you the benefits of this material:

elasticity and stretchability
resistance to deformation and wear
waterproofness
suppleness
durability

Our wide selection of leathers

Select the nappa leathers from our catalog that you will use for your next creations. As most of our leathers come from end-of-series and old collections of luxury brands, shoe manufacturers, and renowned leather goods manufacturers, you have access to many limited edition leathers at affordable prices.

Multiple shades of nappa leather

Depending on arrivals, our range includes various colors to meet your desires and the expectations of your customers:

bright colors: yellow, neon pink, red…
classic shades: black, white, vanilla, brown, praline, steel grey, taupe…
vibrant colors: candy pink, beige-green, light blue, pearly purple.

Variable thicknesses

Depending on the hide pieces, the thickness is generally between 0.6 and 1.1 mm, which allows for machine sewing of your creations, even with a domestic model.

Single pieces or in lots

Our nappa leather collection consists of single hides of a defined surface, lots of hides in specified shades, and surprise lots. Surprise lots are made up of a fixed number of reduced-price lamb leather hides from clearance sales. The description of these lots specifies the average surface and thickness of the pieces, as well as the possible presence of slight defects. The finish is mainly smooth, and the colors are not known when ordering. To vary your creations, browse our selection of lamb hides, which includes fancy lamb hides (metallic, velvet, reptile imitation...) and grained lamb hides. You will also find all the solutions for cleaning them.