One of the most sought-after skins for leather goods, goat skin

For thousands of years, animal leather has been worked in order to make clothing, accessories and shoes. Goat skin is reproduced quickly and throughout the year, which makes it highly valued for leather goods.

Goat leather is very thin and resistant, characteristics that allow us to obtain the precision and quality necessary to create any design, ideal for leather goods sellers .

Types of goat skin

Thanks to its thinness and resistance, it allows exact precision to be used to manufacture multiple products, which is why it is very common to be used by beginners in leather goods.

Younger goats offer the market finer leather with greater value for buyers of this skin, since its resistance increases.

We can normally buy goatskin in pieces, with sizes of half a square meter or a little more, thicknesses ranging between 1 mm. In addition, a wide variety of colors are available for goat leather such as white, light brown, dark brown and black, it also accepts dyes very well.

Let's find out what are the favorite types of goatskin in the fashion industry:

Cordoban

Cordovan is a high-quality goat leather that is obtained from vegetable tanning, allowing the finish color to be maintained for a longer time. It is very light and soft to the touch.

Tafilete

Tafilete is a polished goatskin , much finer than the previous one. It is used in countless articles for leather goods in general, especially for bookbinding.

Dongola

Dongola is a very resistant and flexible goat leather . In addition, it stands out for its bright color. Thanks to these properties, it makes it one of the most resistant leathers on the market. It is used for the manufacture of shoes.

Uses of goat skin

Goat skin is a very flexible and resistant material that allows it to be subjected to different healing and manufacturing processes. It is much firmer and thicker than sheepskin. Once it has been worked, very diverse, high-quality goatskin pieces can be made and manufactured . Another of its advantages is that it accepts the dyeing process and is sold in a wide range of varied colors.

Tanned goatskin leather, considered very durable, is used for making rugs and binding. We can also see it in gloves, furniture, upholstery, boots and products that require soft leather such as purses, wallets and pencil cases. We work especially for the design and quality footwear industry.

When untanned goatskin is used, it is used to make patches, scrolls and cases for percussion instruments. It has also been used in Spain for the manufacture of wine butts.

In Alcazaba Decoration you can find different leather goods and artisanal tanning, as well as products made with leather from different animals. In our Moroccan online store you can get top quality products.