Difference between revisions of "Muskin - MuSkin"
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| − | MuSkin comes from a big parasitic fungus that grows on trees in the subtropical forests. MuSkin is made of the external peel of this mushroom. It is used for shoes, bags and accessories. MuSkin looks and feels like [[suede]] and is sometimes called [[vegan leather]], but it is [[Leather#What materials can be called leather?|not leather]]. It is 100% vegetable substance. | + | ==Mushroom leather - Muskin== |
| + | MuSkin comes from a big parasitic fungus that grows on trees in the subtropical forests. MuSkin is made of the external peel of this mushroom. It is used for shoes, bags and accessories. MuSkin looks and feels like [[suede]] and is sometimes called [[vegan leather]] or mushroom leather, but it is [[Leather#What materials can be called leather?|not leather]]. It is 100% vegetable substance. | ||
| + | An analysis of material samples showed that this material is very soft and has a [[Haptic evaluation of leather surfaces|pleasant feel]], but has nothing in common with the [[leather quality|tear strength]] of [[leather]]. Therefore, check this property before processing in any case! | ||
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| + | ''Very soft, [[Haptic evaluation of leather surfaces|feels good]], but no [[leather quality|tear resistance]].''<br></p> | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 4 March 2018
Mushroom leather - Muskin
MuSkin comes from a big parasitic fungus that grows on trees in the subtropical forests. MuSkin is made of the external peel of this mushroom. It is used for shoes, bags and accessories. MuSkin looks and feels like suede and is sometimes called vegan leather or mushroom leather, but it is not leather. It is 100% vegetable substance.
An analysis of material samples showed that this material is very soft and has a pleasant feel, but has nothing in common with the tear strength of leather. Therefore, check this property before processing in any case!
Very soft, feels good, but no tear resistance.
Additional information
- Vegan leather
- Bio leather
- Eco leather
- Wineleather - Wine Leather
- What materials can be called leather?
- PeTA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
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