Not Delicate: How CF Stead Makes the World's Best Suede

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★ First is the process, then at 07:12 we dive deeper!
★ Huge thanks to Andrew and Michael at CF Stead for letting me film there! Check out their website: www.cfstead.com/
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From the highest end footwear in the UK and US, like Crockett & Jones and Viberg, to the most popular and widspread suede footwear in the world like Clarks and their desert boot, there is zero question that Charles F Stead makes the finest suede on the planet. And they make DOZENS of kinds of suede, for thin and supple dress shoe uppers and for sturdy, all weather work boots. There's a lot about suede you don't know about - I certainly didn't before the good folks at Stead granted me access to their tannery and let me pepper them with all the questions I've ever wanted to ask.
00:00 Why we're in Leeds
00:28 How CF Stead makes the best suede
07:12 The history of CF Stead
08:28 What kinds of suede are there?
11:20 Is suede worse than full grain leather?

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@les-chouans 11 месяцев назад

you simply CAN NOT destroy the waxy commander suede from CF Stead. It is undestroyable and beautiful.

@Stridewise 11 месяцев назад

It's such a monster, I loved that Andrew was wearing his during filming

@les-chouans 11 месяцев назад

this is by far my favorite leather tannery and my absolute favorite leather. Absolutely amazing work these guys do! Great Video, Nick!

@Christopher_Stead 11 месяцев назад

The Repello suede is truly amazing for how delicate it feels, despite being hard-wearing. I have a pair of Travelers in this from Grant Stone and they're awesome.

@rockymtnstyle 11 месяцев назад

Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to share this with us!

@jeffloucks2120 11 месяцев назад

Always in for some rugged waxy commander. Thanks for the tour and great content.

@billystpaul8907 11 месяцев назад

You are certainly the world travler. Always great to see how different aspects of of boot and shoe making from different places and companies. Thanks Nick..

@TreadHeavilyShoes 11 месяцев назад

CF Stead are truly one of the Masters of the craft. Great job with this video, Nick!

@aurthordunne 11 месяцев назад

These type of videos are great. Really in depth and get a chance to see what we normally would never get to see cheers Nick!

@davidmacy2252 11 месяцев назад

CF Stead and Horween...my two favorite tanneries. Great video! I have a pair of Coach Ramblers from Truman and I've worn them hard and that leather takes it and honestly looks so cool as it gets beat up. Great leather!

@USDAselect 11 месяцев назад

You don't disappoint, Nick. Great tour of a storied English tannery.

@kenbling910 11 месяцев назад

The kudu from Stead on my Grant Stone boots is probably my favourite leather to date, so rich with character and extremely soft, yet so durable! Great video as always mate.

@Stridewise 11 месяцев назад

I have the gray kudu diesels and love them! I was wearing them in this video, i should have included a shot :D

@kenbling910 11 месяцев назад

@@Stridewise I did notice the sneaky peak at them at the start of the video, was honestly waiting all video for the quick feature on them!

@Vultain 11 месяцев назад

Agreed Kudu is amazing. I am shocked it doesn't stretch and blow out. So many soft leathers remind me of Chrome Excel and CF Stead's Kudu has been a pleasant surprise for me.

@darrenhall7454 11 месяцев назад

Another incredible factory video. I’m so pleased you went to CFStead! I own and have owned a few CFStead suede shoes and they’ve all been buttery soft but amazingly durable. Fabulous!

@Stridewise 11 месяцев назад

So happy this resonated with you Darren

@waxedearth5425 8 месяцев назад

fascinating video. I have their grey suede, waxy commander and a hearty waxed roughtout (grant stone calls it Dark Oak). Big fan of Stead leather

@Stridewise 8 месяцев назад

Me too! I love gray suede boots a ton. I've also got gray kudu boots with their leather. Glad you liked the video man

@Crackers2549 10 месяцев назад

Great video Nick…! Love the history of CFS suede…! Greg

@thaterasound 11 месяцев назад

Ernest crack has to be one of the best names ever.

@coinecc 11 месяцев назад

Dang, that pure white suede looks so nice. Never thought I'd be into white suede, but I want that in like a service boot format. Funky.

@brunonjezic6208 11 месяцев назад

one of my favourite leathers is waxy rust calf made by CFS for Meermin, seems to be same process as commander leather but on a smooth calf I asked them to make me MTO order for me. Looks incredible and super tough for thinner calf. Unfortunately they were half size off so i let them go. Im still thinking to reorder them maybe. I do miss that leather in collection

@iHustleLXXXI 8 месяцев назад

I just got a pair of Grant Stone's Midnight Suede Ottawa boots and they are awesome. The suede is super soft and I have been wearing them every day since I got them during the labor day sale and I haven't rotated them yet. It's been almost 2 months of daily wear but I brush them after every wear and I put boot tree's in them so they are always in good shape. I love the suede and I'm looking to get more CF Stead suede boots like the bourbon suede from GS but I'm worried they will stain easily but I understand that the suede that is used is waterproof and will probably repel stains from the suede as well but I emptied a can of Tarrago Nano spray on the boots so they are pretty waterproof for the most part. Let's go CF Stead!

@tombaily29 5 месяцев назад

Janus reverse calf is my favorite

@Stridewise 5 месяцев назад

Waiting on a pair from Onderhoud!

@abcthecamper1799 11 месяцев назад

bro made a video about crown northampton and cf stead while I own a crown northampton shoes with cf stead suede. Very nice video

@anonymousotter6455 11 месяцев назад

A very cool and insightful video! I'm curious, does CF Stead also tan/make leathers meant to be used for non-shoe-things like bags and hats?

@smilersmiles 11 месяцев назад

Literally just down my street. Proximity doesn't make it cheaper though.

@Stridewise 11 месяцев назад

Damn we should have hung out when I was there!

@alexsherel3344 11 месяцев назад

You read my comments…THANK YOU…

@thaterasound 11 месяцев назад

I want to make a shoe with rough mohawk or sny other hairy suede. Its my favorite texture on a shoe

@tommysmith7031 11 месяцев назад

I need to get a pair of cf stead footwear

@M1_u 11 месяцев назад

Stridewise visited le Farc, Horween and now C.F Stead. Bringing us amazing content . If you had to choose, which one is your favorite?

@luljk2740 10 месяцев назад

Who made those stitch down green boots

@IsaacZaetz 11 месяцев назад

Great video. Do you know who makes the waxy commando boots shown?

@aurthordunne 11 месяцев назад

Parkhurst

@nafis6668 11 месяцев назад

wow , it looks like fabric

@ladder85 11 месяцев назад

You know if Sanders UK uses this suede for their boots?

@WordsandWings12 11 месяцев назад

The boots in the thumbnail are the RM Williams Rickaby ?

@Stridewise 11 месяцев назад

Those are Viberg service boots, an old model in "Anise calf suede"

@jhnlngn 11 месяцев назад

Who makes that Rough Mohawk hiker?

@aradoran 11 месяцев назад

Edit: didn’t realize Castoro wasn’t from CF. Been wearing my unlined Castoro Cognac suede desert boot style chukkas to beat the heat here in the central U.S. Great leather thank you C.F. Stead!

@UnknownUser-rb9pd 11 месяцев назад

Castoro suede is made by an Italian tannery. Sciarada Industria. Still very good suede.

@aradoran 11 месяцев назад

@@UnknownUser-rb9pd Ahhh yep you are correct. Thank you. Well I have a pair of Clark’s chukkas with CF suede and they are good too. Just wish they weren’t lined.

@UnknownUser-rb9pd 11 месяцев назад

@@aradoran Yes, I have a few pairs of boots and shoes made of Repello suede and Janus suede from CF Stead and also a pair of Castorino (not Castoro) reverse suede boots from the Italian Zonta tannery they are all good.

@Post_Leako 9 месяцев назад

So wait, wouldn't a full grain reverse suede just be a roughout?

@ibbjos08 11 месяцев назад

Should have brought Troy along to review the place.

@Stridewise 11 месяцев назад

“Not enough vegetable tannage: 0/10”

@yme3267 11 месяцев назад

So.... my confusion is.... how do I know if a company is using their type of suede? In terms of their website it shows that they are obviously a manufacturer that then presumably sells their suede to whatever company wants it..... they only seem to sell on their website bags? Which.... aren't bad looking..... just not what I would be after. He obviously mentioned names of brands at the end, and I assume he didn't want to name drop too specifically as they sell to all types of companies. Just would be cool to know I guess when looking for specific colors and quality.

@KunoSA1 11 месяцев назад

Like horween chromexcel if a company is using C F Stead suede they'll let you know about it

@Stridewise 11 месяцев назад

Good question! The answer is most people who use Stead suede say so on a boot's product page, because it's not cheap and it denotes high quality. Though some brands like to keep their sourcing secret from competitors, I don't think many people secretly use Stead suede. So like Viberg, Crockett & Jones, Truman, Clarks, Grant Stone, Rancourt, Indonesian brands, truthfully most of the brands on my channel I think will have some Stead offerings, Red Wing and Thursday are the only big high quality brands I can think of that don't right now.

@EricMLopez 11 месяцев назад

@@Stridewise I've always wondered if Satchel & Page makes their Montgomery jacket from Stead leather. It's a solid feeling jacket, but the item description only says "British, waxed flesh" leather. Do you have any insight on whether or not they're using Stead for that particular leather?