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Saffian leather is a very fine and firm goat leather with natural scars, which is named after the Moroccan city of Safi and is mostly used for shoes or book bindings. It is generally tanned with sumac, embossed with a grain pattern and coloured on one side. The characteristic feature of saffian leather is the crunch noise. Only selected Southern European skins are processed to saffian.

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−	Saffian leather is a very fine and firm [[Goatskin\|goat leather]] with [[Natural markings on leather\|natural scars]], which is named after the Moroccan city of Safi and is mostly used for [[leather shoes\|shoes]] or [[Leather book cover\|book bindings]]. It is generally [[Vegetable-tanned leather\|tanned with ~~sumach~~]], [[Embossed leather\|embossed with grain pattern]] and [[leather colour\|coloured]] on one side. The characteristic feature of saffian leather is the crunch noise. Only selected Southern European skins are processed to saffian.	+	Saffian leather is a very fine and firm [[Goatskin\|goat leather]] with [[Natural markings on leather\|natural scars]], which is named after the Moroccan city of Safi and is mostly used for [[leather shoes\|shoes]] or [[Leather book cover\|book bindings]]. It is generally [[Vegetable-tanned leather\|tanned with sumac]], [[Embossed leather\|embossed with a grain pattern]] and [[leather colour\|coloured]] on one side. The characteristic feature of saffian leather is the crunch noise. Only selected Southern European skins are processed to saffian.