The main fabrics for making shoes are: genuine leather, synthetic leather, textiles, rubber and plastic.
Genuine leather has: cowhide, pig skin, sheepskin, horse skin, crocodile skin and so on.
Cowhide is divided into: yellow cow skin and buffalo skin, first layer skin, second skin and velvet skin, etc.; the first layer is divided into: scrub skin, cow skin, wax skin, crazy horse skin and so on. The first layer of skin is the most expensive, generally used to make high-end men's and women's shoes! A square foot is about 23 pieces, followed by two layers of skin, if it is to use the backflat skin to film into a second layer of skin, the price will be relatively high; the back suede is relatively cheap, but the wax and high mercerizing except, because the production process is different, so the price will be a little higher.
Sheepskin is divided into: goatskin and sheepskin, the thickness is about 1.0, generally used in the fabric of high-end fashion shoes (also used inside). The price is also relatively high, one square foot is about 16 yuan.
Pig skin is further divided into: first layer of pig skin, second layer of pig skin and pig bargo. The general thickness is about 0.6mm, which is used to make the inner and insoles of high-end shoes, and a square foot is about 6 pieces. Pig Bargo is divided into the first layer of Pig Bago, the second layer of Pig Bago and the second layer of Cloth Pig Bago, one square foot is about 11 pieces. It is generally used to make casual shoes.
Crocodile leather is generally used to make high-end leather shoes.
Synthetic leather has: PU space leather, PVC leather, super fiber leather, etc., super fiber leather is the best, the price is between 50 ~ 100 yards, different price points have.
Textiles are generally divided into: single-layer mesh, three-layer mesh, oxford cloth and canvas.
Oxford cloth is divided into: umbrella cloth, 210D, 420D, 800D, 1600D and so on
Canvas is divided into: 6 amps, 8 amps, 12 amps, 16 amps and so on.
Some people will wonder how Oxford cloth and canvas are so similar, other their materials are not the same, Oxford cloth belongs to nylon, canvas belongs to pure cotton.
Every material has its shortcomings and advantages, so it is not possible to generally say which material is good and which material is bad.