Pelle Valore, Inc.

Intro Into Leather~

Sizes and Cuts and Conversions OH MY!

To help you continue your way into the leather journey; I have listed below the type of skin, average size, dimensions and upholstery size cut you will get out of the skin.

 Type                                       Average Size                    Dims                   Uph. Cut

Cowhide                                  22 square feet                    33x72 inches             28x60

Pig Suede (Euro)                    10 square feet                     35x32                           Full

Pig Suede (Japanese)              13 square feet                     38x43                          32x38

Cabretta(Sheep Skin)             9 square feet                        26x30                          22x28

Lamb Skin                               7 square feet                       24x24                          21x21

Cow Suede (dble butt)          18 square feet                        40x30                          36x24

Full Hide Cow                        60 square feet                       68x68                         Full

NOTE:  One yard of fabric (52inches) is = to 18 square feet of leather.

CONVERSION EXAMPLE: a coat needing 2 ½ (2.5) yards of fabric

2.5 x 18 square feet = 45 square feet of leather needed to make the coat including waste.

ALWAYS order leather by square footage needed NOT BY SKIN because the skin size average and they won’t all be the same size.