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Colour Consistency for tanning ostrich leather.

One of the important critical points of leather tanning is controlling colour consistency. The shoe, clothing and fashion industry is dependent on receiving consistent coloured leather to manufacture items through out the season.

The tanning of the leather is as much as a skill as it is an art. The influence of the epidermis, corium and adipose tissue can have influence on dying. Especially in the case of ostrich leather, the quill needs to be considered. It is essential that the tanner understands the dynamics of each hide in order to keep the consistency between dying batches.

The graphic below shows how easy ostrich crust can react differently to the same dying chemical recipe.