Hide Diagram

Average Hide Sizes and Measurements

Leather is priced and measured in square feet however provided by the hide. Leather is irregularly shaped (see below) which must be taken into consideration when translating fabric (COM) to leather (COL). There are normally 13.5 square feet in each yard of 54" wide fabric(54"x 36"). The factor used to translate to leather is 18 x (number of yds.) (ex: 3 yards of 54" wide fabric x 18=54 sq.ft.). This difference provides for the irregular shape of a hide and flaws inherent in all genuine leathers.

COW HIDE Full grain leather mature bovine Average hide 50 - 60 sq. ft.	CALF HIDE Hide of a young bovine, soft, supple and very fine grain Average hide is 25 - 30 sq. ft.
This drawing is a typical 48 - 50 sq. ft. cowhide. There is normally aboutone-third loss due to irregular shape and flaws inherent in genuinecowhides. You will not always get clean cuts of these dimensions. Flawsof nature will be visible in some of the above dimensioned areas.