Relicate Automotive Leather Seat Material (Sold By The Hide)

Relicate – Premium Automotive Seat Fabric & Upholstery Leather

Relicate is a premium supplier of automotive upholstery materials, offering some of the most sought-after seat fabrics and leathers in the restoration and custom interior world. From period-correct plaids and houndstooth weaves to OE-spec sport seat cloth and Italian-tanned leather hides, Relicate materials are the choice of professional trimmers, restoration shops, and enthusiasts who want their interior done right.

Sourced from the same European mills and tanneries that supply the automotive industry, Relicate materials deliver the correct pattern, weight, texture, and durability — not a lookalike, but the real thing.

The Relicate Story

Relicate was built on a simple observation: the classic and performance car community needed a dependable source for the iconic interior fabrics that defined an era — the plaids of vintage trucks and campers, the houndstooth of 1960s sports coupes, the technical weaves of German performance sedans — along with upholstery leather worthy of a proper interior.

Rather than settling for approximations, Relicate works with European textile mills and tanneries to reproduce these materials to original specifications: correct pattern scale, correct fiber content, correct backing, and factory-grade treatment for UV and wear resistance. The result is a catalog of fabrics and hides that drop into a restoration the way the originals did — and hold up the way modern materials should.

Operating from New York, Relicate supplies shops and builders across the country with fast turnaround and a sample program that takes the guesswork out of matching color and texture.

Why Relicate?

Upholstery material is the one part of an interior you see and touch every time you drive — and there is no hiding the wrong fabric.

Relicate materials are milled and tanned to automotive specification, meaning correct widths for seat work, proper backings for upholstering, and finishes treated for sunlight, abrasion, and daily use. Fabrics are sold by the yard and always cut as one continuous piece, so multi-yard orders arrive ready for benches, buckets, door panels, and headliners without seams or surprises. Leather is sold by the hide in full, half, and quarter sizes with high cutting yield.

Every material is available as a sample first — the professional way to confirm color, grain, and hand before committing to a project.

Product Coverage

Factory Interiors carries the Relicate upholstery material range, including:

• Automotive Seat Fabric Yardage — wool plaids, houndstooth & Pepita weaves, sport seat cloth, technical fabrics, and NappaTek™ synthetic
• Automotive Leather Hides — solid colors, distressed finishes, and OEM-matched exotic colors in full, half, and quarter hides

Whether you are recovering a single seat or trimming a complete interior, Relicate materials are offered in continuous yardage and full-hide formats suited to professional upholstery work.

European Materials, American Service

Relicate fabrics and leathers are produced by established European mills and tanneries to automotive-industry standards, then stocked and shipped from Relicate’s New York operation — typically within about two business days. That combination delivers old-world material quality with the fast, reliable service a project timeline demands.

Why Buy Relicate from Factory Interiors?

Factory Interiors offers the Relicate material range in a format built for interior work: choose your material family, compare colorways with true swatch images, and order exactly the yardage or hide size your project needs — with full specifications listed for every fabric and leather.

Because upholstery yardage and hides are cut to order, we strongly recommend requesting a sample before ordering — and our team is here to help you select the right material, backing, and quantity for your build.

The Right Material Makes the Interior

A great interior starts with great material. With Relicate’s period-correct fabrics and premium hides, your seats, panels, and trim carry the pattern, texture, and quality the vehicle deserves — whether it is a factory-faithful restoration or a custom build with classic style.

All vehicle manufacturer names and marks referenced are the registered trademarks of their respective owners and are used for identification purposes only. Factory Interiors is not associated with or sponsored by these manufacturers.

WARNING: Handling passenger or off-highway motor vehicle parts can expose you to chemicals such as phthalates and lead, which can cause cancer and reproductive harm. To minimize exposure, service the vehicle in a well-ventilated area, wear gloves, and wash your hands. For more information see www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/motor-vehicle-parts.