Find out the brand of the leather, and where it originated. Had a customer with some Cadillac leather that he provided. Most Cadillac leather seats are nice and soft right? This stuff was hard and crispy. I literally had to soak the leather in water to get it to stretch for the headliner. You should NOT have to do something like this with a quality leather. This stuff was more than likely made for Cadillac but it didnt pass the standards.
Be very careful if its a closeout or abundance of Cadillac/Toyota/Lexus/whatever leather being sold at lower prices. It may sound like a great deal, but 99% of the stuff is leather that these companies REJECTED. I have offers of leather like this all the time, and I learned years ago that its too good to be true.