GULF FABRICS, INC.
Designer's Choice Leather
Collection by Friitala of America is a
top grain pigmented leather with a fine hair cell plate. The
application of concentrated surface pigment produces bright,
vibrant colors with out sacrificing a soft, buttery hand. This
process ultimately translates to greater yield.
The Care of
Leather
Genuine leather
requires little care. Dust it regularly, and minor spots can be
washed off. Use Lukewarm water and mild soap, but nothing
abrasive. Work up some suds and go over the surface with
cheesecloth or Turkish towel. Rinse off any soap film with clean
water and by rubbing with clean toweling. These instructions
apply to finished leather only, not to any suede. Never use
furniture polish, oil, varnish or ammonia.
Each yard of 54"
fabric requires approximately 18 square feet of leather.
Color
Variation
It is important to bear in mind
that all of the leather sampled are hand finished. Many of the
colors are mottled two-tone leather and in a small sample is is
not possible to portray the beauty of the color variation and
shadings which occur in the hand padding and glazing.
Cutting
Instructions for Genuine Leather
A hide of genuine leather is
nature's product and caution must be exercised in cutting one.
The diagram shows various areas of a hide and they are cut as
follows.
Section A should
be used in cutting seat tops, inside backs, cushion bands and
other sections that will receive the most strain and usage of
flexing. Section A is the prime portion of a hide.
Section B should
be used for outside arms, backs, hidden bands or any other parts
of furniture that will receive little or no flexing. The flank
sections must be used on outside backs and nonwearing surfaces in
order to avoid trouble. Flank fibers run generally in one
direction as indicated by the arrow, In applying flank section to
a chair, the first pull should be taken in the direction of the
arrow. A stretch at right angles to the direction the arrow may
cause the finish to crack.
Contact Information
- Telephone:
- 813-875-2707
- FAX:
- 813-348-9540
- Postal address:
- 3709 N. Armenia Ave. Tampa,
FL 33673-1303
- PO Box 7725, Tampa, FL
33607-7725
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- Electronic mail:
- General Information:
gulffabrics.com
- Sales: gulffab1@aol.com
