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Rabbit Skin Plates

Left: Moroccan Grade 3 Natural White
Middle: Bunny Brown Natural Patchwork
Right: Spanish Black Dyed Astrakhan

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The Spanish and Chinese (and others) make material for the garment industry out of rabbit skins.  They usually trim each skin to make a rectangle measuring 6" by 12" and then sew 12 skins together to make a rectangular piece of material called a "plate." These plates are then used as trim on jackets, gloves, and other garments.  The plates can be made from natural white and natural mixed color skins and can be dyed and further processed into unbelievable colors and textures. Please see pictures below.

Our Spanish plates are the highest quality plates in the world without question.  They are used by the fashion industry in France and Italy and for garment production in Europe, the USA, China, South Korea, and Taiwan.  

The Spanish make fake dozens of imitation skins from rabbits, including leopard, mink, ocelot, cheetah, guinea pig, hamster, astrakhan, zebra, snake, tiger, jaguar, black rectangles on white (rain), blue jeans, etc.  They also make wild colors and process the skins into "sheared," "snow top," and other styles.

The size of the plates varies somewhat from plate to plate and from country to country.  Recent measurements of some plates at random are as follows: 45.75" by 24", 45.75" by 23.75", and 46" by 24".  These measurements were made on the hide side of the skin.  The plates will appear to be a bit bigger on the fur side.

The hair on the long hair plates are 1.25” to 1.5” long. The hair on the sheared plates are 18 mm or 0.7" long.

In the Native American trade these plates are often referred to as "rabbit blankets."

Long Hair Spanish Plates:#1:Natural Colors

These are #1 grade natural color rabbit plates. See pictures of the natural rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-1L-WH  Rabbit Plate:#1:White Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-1L-FA Rabbit Plate:#1:Fawn
R-140-1L-HE Rabbit Plate:#1:Heather (Coyote Brown)

Long Hair Moroccan Plates:#1 and #2:Natural Colors

These Grade 1 and 2 natural color rabbit plates are from Morocco. The Grade 1 plates have ~20% denser fur than the Grade 2 plates. See pictures of the natural #1 and #2 rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-1L-CH Rabbit Plate:#1:Chinchilla Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-2L-CH Rabbit Plate:#2:Chinchilla
R-140-2L-SP Rabbit Plate:#2:Spotted NEW

Long Hair Moroccan Plates:Craft:Natural Colors

The craft grade rabbit plates from Morocco have shorter hair and skins may not fully match.  The hair is 0.75" to 1" long and the fur density is comparable to the Spanish plates.  See pictures of the natural craft rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-101-HE Rabbit Plate:Craft:Heather Buy on NaturalExotics.com

Long Hair Moroccan Plates:Grade 3:Natural and Dyed Colors

The grade 3 rabbit plates are very nice.   They are typically made from full skins with good hair quality.   They generally do not have any sewing on the back.   The hair is thicker and denser than the grade 4 rabbit plates.  The hair is approximately 1" long.  They range in size from 45.5" to 48.5" long to 22" to 24.5" wide and weigh about 0.7 to 1 pound.  See pictures and videos of these rabbit plates below.

We also have a selection of Grade 3 rabbit plates available in our gallery at NaturalExotics.com.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-3L-WH Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Natural White Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-3L-BK Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Black Dyed
R-140-3L-CH-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Chinchilla:Assorted
R-140-3L-CH-Gxx Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Chinchilla:Gallery
R-140-3L-FA-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Fawn:Assorted
R-140-3L-FA-Gxx Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Fawn:Gallery
R-140-3L-HE-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Heather:Assorted
R-140-3L-HE-Gxx Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Heather:Gallery
R-140-3L-DB-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Dark Brown:Assorted
R-140-3L-DB-Gxx Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Dark Brown:Gallery
R-140-3L-BG Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Bunny Gray
R-140-3L-SP-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Spotted:Assorted
R-140-3L-SP-Gxx Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Spotted:Gallery
R-140-3L-LB-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Light Brown Mix:Assorted
R-140-3L-LB-Gxx Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:Light Brown Mix:Gallery
R-140-3L-MX-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:White/Brown Mix:Assorted
R-140-3L-MX-Gxx Rabbit Plate:Grade 3:White/Brown Mix:Gallery

Long Hair Moroccan Plates:Grade 4:Natural and Dyed Colors

The grade 4 rabbit plates have weaker hair coverage than the grade 3 plates.  They are generally made from full skins with some minor sewing on the back.  The repairs are not typically visible on the hair side.  These plates are not made from pieces or scrap.   They are ideal for use as lining or general craft projects that do not require dense hair.  The hair is approximately 1" long.  They range in size from 45.5" to 48.5" long to 22" to 24.5" wide and weigh about 0.7 to 1 pound.  See pictures and videos of these rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-4L-WH-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Natural White Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-4L-BK-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Black Dyed
R-140-4L-CH-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Chinchilla
R-140-4L-FA-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Fawn
R-140-4L-HE-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Heather
R-140-4L-DB-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Dark Brown
R-140-4L-BG-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Bunny Gray
R-140-4L-SP-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Spotted
R-140-4L-LB-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:Light Brown Mix
R-140-4L-MX-AS Rabbit Plate:Grade 4:White/Brown Mix

Long Hair Moroccan Patchwork Plates:Natural Colors

These patchwork plates are made from the leftover pieces of #1 grade rabbit skins used to make rabbit plates. The scrap is cut into small rectangles measuring 5 cm by 10 cm (~2" by 4") and are sewn together to create these 60 cm by 120 cm (~23.5" by 47") patchwork plates.  See pictures of these rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-5L-BB Rabbit Patchwork Plate:Bunny Brown Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-5L-BG Rabbit Patchwork Plate:Bunny Gray
R-140-5L-BR Rabbit Patchwork Plate:Brown
R-140-5L-CH Rabbit Patchwork Plate:Chinchilla
R-140-5L-SP Rabbit Patchwork Plate:Spotted

Long Hair Spanish Plates:#1:Dyed Colors

These are #1 grade dyed rabbit plates.  See pictures of the dyed rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-1L-BW Rabbit Plate:#1:Bleached White  Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-1L-BK Rabbit Plate:#1:Dyed Black

Astrakhan Spanish Plates:#1:Dyed Colors

The #1 Astrakhan plates we have are dyed black and has a distinctive tight, whorled, loopy surface. One Astrakhan plate is measured to be 48" long and 24" wide. See pictures of the dyed rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-1L-AB Rabbit Plate:#1:Astrakhan/Black Dyed Buy on NaturalExotics.com

Long Hair Spanish Plates:#1:Printed Designs

These are #1 grade rabbit plates with printed animal designs.  See pictures of the printed designs below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-1L-CE Rabbit Plate:#1:Cheetah Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-1L-LE Rabbit Plate:#1:Leopard
R-140-1L-LP Rabbit Plate:#1:Lippikat
R-140-1L-OC Rabbit Plate:#1:Ocelot

Long Hair Spanish Plates:#1:Double-Face:Dyed Colors

These are #1 grade dyed rabbit plates. These double-face plates give you two looks: the luxurious fur look on one hand, and the rugged leather look in another. The plates we have come with thicker skins on the fur side, while the Napa finish gives a very soft and smooth leather side. Their sizes may vary from plate to plate. They measure approximately from 24" to 27" in length, 48' to 51" in width, and weighing around 0.84 to 0.88 lbs.

The style 1 plates are thin and pliable, more softer and as smooth as the style 2 - ideal for lining jewelry boxes, purses, shoes and garment making.
The style 2 plates have a vinyl-like thickness to the backing - shinier than style 1, and more smooth than soft - ideal for sewing crafts and upholstery.

Style 1 is made in Spain and Style 2 is made in Italy using Spanish rabbits. See pictures of the dyed rabbit plates below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-1LDN-BK1 Rabbit Plate:#1:Double-Face:Napa Finish:Dyed Black Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-1LDN-BK2 Rabbit Plate:#1:Double-Face:Napa Finish:Dyed Black

Sheared Spanish Plates:#1:Printed Designs

These are #1 grade sheared rabbit plates with printed designs. See pictures of the printed designs below.

Order Code Description Price
R-140-1S-CE Sheared Rabbit Plate:#1:Cheetah Buy on NaturalExotics.com
R-140-1S-LE Sheared Rabbit Plate:#1:Leopard

Genus and species: Oryctolagus cuniculus.  Ranch raised.

Product of Spain or Morocco

Pictures of Rabbit Plates

Spanish Natural Colors #1 Grade

Natural White vs. Bleached White 

R-140-1L-WH vs. R-140-1L-BW

Fawn

R-140-1L-FA

Heather / Coyote Brown

R-140-1L-HE

 

Moroccan Natural #1 and #2 Grade

See the back and a size comparison with a soda can

#1 Grade Chinchilla
R-140-1L-CH

See the back and a size comparison with a soda can

#2 Grade Chinchilla
R-140-2L-CH

#2 Grade Spotted
R-140-2L-SP

 

Moroccan Natural Colors Craft Grade

Craft Grade:Heather

R-140-101-HE

Craft Grade:Heather

R-140-101-HE

Moroccan Natural and Dyed Grades 3 and 4

Long Hair Moroccan Rabbit Plates: Grade 3 and Grade 4

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Natural White

R-140-3L-WH

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Black Dyed

R-140-3L-BL

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Chinchilla

R-140-3L-CH

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Fawn

R-140-3L-FA

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Heather

R-140-3L-HE

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Dark Brown

R-140-3L-DB

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Bunny Gray

R-140-3L-BG

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Spotted

R-140-3L-SP

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Light Brown Mix

R-140-3L-LB

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White/Brown Mix

R-140-3L-MX

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Natural White

R-140-4L-WH

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Black Dyed

R-140-4L-BL

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Chinchilla

R-140-4L-CH

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Fawn

R-140-4L-FA

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Heather

R-140-4L-HE

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Dark Brown

R-140-4L-DB

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Bunny Gray

R-140-4L-BG

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Spotted

R-140-4L-SP

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Light Brown Mix

R-140-4L-LB

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White/Brown Mix

R-140-4L-MX

Moroccan Natural Colored Patchwork Plates

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Bunny Brown

R-140-5L-BB

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Bunny Gray

R-140-5L-BG

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Brown

R-140-5L-BR

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Chinchilla

R-140-5L-CH

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Spotted

R-140-5L-SP

 

Dyed Colors

Natural White vs. Bleached White 

R-140-1-WH vs. R-140-1L-BW

Black

R-140-1L-BK

Beige

R-140-1L-BE

See the back and a size comparison with a soda can, and a close up view

Astrakhan/Black Dyed

R-140-1L-AB

Dyed in the USA

See the back of the plate and a size comparison with a soda can.

Fluorescent Chartreuse

R-140-1L-509

Printed Designs

Cheetah

R-140-1L-CE

Leopard Print: #1

R-140-1L-LE

Lippikat

R-140-1L-LP

Ocelot

R-140-1L-OC

Double Face Dyed

See the back and a comparison with a soda can

See a close up of the fur

R-140-1LDN-BK1
Dyed Black Napa Finish 1

See the back and a comparison with a soda can

R-140-1LDN-BK2
Dyed Black Napa Finish 2

More Photos

Comparison of Rabbit Plates (from left to right) #1, #3, and #4 Fawn

R-140-1L-FA has better hair quality all over plate and the plate is thin.
R-140-3L-FA has nice hair and the plate is thick.
R-140-4L-FA has messy hair throughout and the plate is thin.

Close up of Rabbit Plate:#1:Fawn

R-140-1L-FA

Close up of Rabbit Plate:#3:Fawn

R-140-3L-FA

Close up of Rabbit Plate:#4:Fawn

R-140-4L-FA

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