Yes I did read somewhere that they were... and now I can't find the source! *ARRRGGHH!!!* I WILL find it....
It was an interview with Trisha Biggar someplace I think... not in a book, but on the net?
At FIDM, the veil looked a lot "fuzzier" than the pigskin and looks like the chamois except the color of course. I bought one direct from New Zealand (It looks and feels different from the ones I found here in the US) and figured I would try to dye a small piece when I do the next round of dying for the gloves. If it doesn't work, I guess I have a new cleaning chamois! 