Preparing the Hides Long Sleeve T-Shirt

The hand process of curing animal hides is a long and arduous one. In Morocco, it is still done the "old fashioned" way dipping the hides into various vats and all done by hand. More about Chouara Tannery: Built in the 11th century, it is the largest tannery in Fez. Since the inception of the city, the tanning industry has been continually operating in the same fashion as it did in the early centuries. The tanneries are packed with the round stone vessels filled with dye or white liquids for softening the hides. The entire leather production process comprises manual labor only and involves no modern machinery, and has retained methods unchanged since medieval times.