E - FOOTWEAR GLOSSARY

ELASTIC

ELASTICIZED LEATHER

Elasticized leather consisting essentially of a woven material comprising warp threads and weft threads, said woven material being impregnated with a solution of polyurethane and then immersed in a bath containing a solvent and a non-solvent for said polyurethane whereby said polyurethane coagulates to form a layer of a coagulated polyurethane coating on at least one of two sides of said material, said weft threads in said woven material being formed of segmented polyurethane fibers which have been coated with polyamide fibers which are then covered with a fiber selected from the group consisting of cellulose fibers and mixtures of cellulose and polyester fibers. 

EYELET
A small hole for a lace or cord to be passed through or for a hook to be inserted into.