Soaking
The natural condition of the hide is restored through the soaking operation, in other words,the loss of water during the preservation is compensated again and the raw hides are cleaned from dung and blood rests, or the like.
Liming
The hairs and non-leather providing collagens are dissolved from the hides by adding lime and sulphur compounds during liming and activated tanning groups are built.
The hide is called pelt after the liming process.
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