The diagram shows how leathers products are made.

The diagram illustrates the way in which leather products are made.

Overall

, there are 11 stages in the process, beginning with drying the animal

skin

and culminating in manufacturing leather goods.

To begin

, animal

skin

is hung on a line in order to be dried under the sun for a few days. The dried

skin

is

then

delivered to a factory using a truck. In the factory, the

skin

is washed in a vat containing water and lime so as to remove all the dirt. Once

this

stage is completed, the washed

skin

is soaked in another vat containing an alkaline solution (lime) in order to remove all the hair, fats, and greases. After that, the soaked

skin

is flattened using a flattening machine. In the following stage, the flattened

skin

is soaked in Tannin, which is a mixture of water and vegetable matter to preserve the

skin

. The

skin

is

then

polished by using a roller to make it shine.

Finally

, the

skin

is transported to a factory where leather goods

such

as bags, shoes, and balls are made.