Pig leather

Pig leather - Pigskin - Pig suede - Pork- Pork suede

In the world, there are about 950 million pigs (as of 2005). Of this, almost 100% are slaughtered annually. Pigs are slaughtered at the age of 6 to 10 months. Pig suede is ranked fourth with about 5 to 7% of world production. Pig leather is the world's fourth-largest amount of produced leather, after cow, sheep and goat leather.

Pork of Chinese type. - Pork of the Greek type.

The leather of domestic pigs, commonly called pork, is distinguished from the wild boar. Peccary leather is the most representative for the leather industry. Especially the European domestic pig, provides a leather which is very rich in fat. Domestic pigs are only slightly hairy. Characteristic of the appearance of the pig leather are the grouped holes of the hair pores. Usually the hair follicles are grouped in packs of 3. The fibre structure within the pigskin skin is very different. The leather is loose and spongy on the head, while on the flank it is sometimes horny.

Domestic pig.

Pork suede. - Well recognizable: the hair pores.

Wild boar skin.

Pig leather clothing

Pig leather is most commonly used in clothing. In addition to lambskin and goat suede, it is the most common type of leather in leather clothing. All three leather types are light and not too warm and therefore ideal for leisure wear. Cow leather is mainly used for motorcycle leather suits. It is significantly thicker and tearproof and for safety reasons the first choice. The leather of the peccary is used predominantly for high-quality gloves.

Pig leather is also processed heavily in the cheaper segment of the leather clothing, mostly as suede, but occasionally also as pigmented smooth leather. Pig leather is cheaper than lamb leather. Pig leather is less tear-resistant compared to high-quality lamb and goat leather. Pig leather also has a more cardboard-like haptic.

Pig leather is often offered at low prices.

Finished (pigmented) pig leather can still be recognised by the prominent pores.

Book covers and handbags inner lining

In addition to being used as a clothing leather, pig leather is also used as an inner lining for handbags or for book bindings.

Book cover made of pig leather from the collection of www.feinleder-hoffmann.com. - Pig leather as inner lining of a handbag.

Peccary

Peccary is the name for pig leather from the hides of wild-living, South American nelfer pigs. The term "peccary" originates from the indigenous Brazilian Tupi language and roughly describes "an animal that treads many paths in the forest". Due to the free life in nature, the leather often has scars and other defects, which should be regarded as an authenticity feature. Peccary is used for valuable gloves due to its suppleness. It is also a popular source of food because of its aromatic meat.