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Sheepskin or lambskin pelt that has gone through a limited shearing process

Shearling is a skin from a recently shorn sheep or lamb that has been tanned and dressed with the wool left on. It has a suede surface on one side and a clipped fur surface on the other. The suede side is usually worn outward. Real shearling breathes and is more flexible, much heavier and the fur is much denser than synthetic. Synthetic shearling fur is typically called sherpa. Synthetic or fake shearling has a bit of a sheen to its outer side, while real shearling outer hide is dull and a bit tacky to the touch. Genuine shearling is also smoother to the touch than synthetic shearling.

Modern shearling boots
Shearling coats in a 1905 catalogue
Sheep

References

^ "Definition of SHEARLING". www.merriam-webster.com. 25 September 2023.
"SHEARLING | Definition of SHEARLING by Oxford Dictionary on Lexico.com also meaning of SHEARLING". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on November 28, 2020.
"shearling". dictionary.cambridge.org.

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Processes	Liming Deliming Bating Tanning Oiling
Crafting	Bookbinding Cuir de Cordoue Leather carving
Substitutes	Artificial leather / Leatherette Kirza Naugahyde Presstoff Ultrasuede Alcantara Clarino
Leather museums	German Leather Museum Igualada Leather Museum Walsall Leather Museum Leather Archives and Museum British Museum leather dressing
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