Our vegetable-tanning process was first developed in ancient times when nothing but natural tree bark and certain plant and animal extracts were available to the early local tanneries.

For months at a time the hides are left to soak in tanning pits dug into the ground and filled with specially prepared mixtures of organic elements. The best of these stiff, dried-out and uncolored hides are set aside for our use. From this so-called "crust leather," we re-select and grade the skins based on thickness and character. At this point, the hides are carefully placed by hand into wooden drums with our exclusive blend of bark extracts, fat liquors and organic dyes. The drums rotate slowly and are carefully monitored for hours until the color is struck through the entire thickness and the moisture level is balanced throughout the hide.