Leather trim cover assembly with stretch reduction

A trim cover assembly securable over a cushion supported on a frame, said trim cover assembly comprising:

• a leather trim material having a first surface area and a main body contacting portion comprising a second surface area and a first periphery, the second surface area comprising 30-50% of the first surface area;
• a scrim reinforcing layer having a third surface area and a second periphery, the third surface area being substantially the same as the second surface area, the second periphery of the reinforcing layer being secured in a continuous manner to the first periphery of main body contacting portion of the leather trim material, the reinforcing layer being less flexible than the leather trim material;
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• a layer of backing material attached on the scrim reinforcing layer facing away from the leather trim material, the trim cover assembly having a percent reduction in stretch relative to a similar trim cover assembly not having the reinforcing layer of 40% to 95% as measured according to SAE J855, the leather trim material having a first surface area and the main body contacting portion comprising 30-50% of the first surface area, the scrim being secured to the leather trim material under the main body contacting portion, the main body portion being defined by stitching, and the scrim being secured to the leather trim material by the stitching.