Conceria La Bretagna – Pecos Raw 4/5oz

Description

Pecos Raw is a versatile, drum dyed, vegetable tanned leather with a medium temper and soft feel. To give softness to the leather, a mixture of vegetable and animal oils, called “Sego”, composed of straw, ruby, moelleon oil, etc. are used. The colors will darken with age and use, creating a beautiful patina. The tannery created this leather so it could be worked and shaped to the maker’s liking.  Use as is or it can be brushed, dyed, oiled, hand buffed, painted, polished, ironed, rolled or aged in the sun. Made in Italy.

Tannery Note: Continuous exposure under a light source can cause a color to change. This process is called: “Color Toning”. Ultraviolet rays and the air itself are the main causes of cellulose yellowing, which create oxidation and cause lighter colors to become darker. Especially the naturals, light cognacs, but also yellows, orange, turquoise etc. All these characteristics represent the authentic and tangible proof of a quality product.

Pecos is a town in Texas, located in the river basin of the Pecos River. This territory, near the southern border of New Mexico, has always been very famous for breeding cattle and for agriculture. Pecos was in the spotlight and gave birth to the legend of Pecos Bill, a fictional cowboy, immortalized in numerous stories of the Old West when territorial expansion was brought westward through the south-west of Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. The stories, probably invented by Edward O’Reilly, were wrapped in an aura of pseudo-folk. This promulgated the traditional cowboy sentiment that still strikes our imagination to this day. So, we decided to use his legendary name for all the years to come. Commonly called “Cuoietto” or “Smooth Cowhide,” Pecos leather is part of our family of “vacchette”.