03/03/2022
Do you love leather? do you love leather products? or are you a leather crafts person? That's all me. And that's how my journey began and why I write this today.
I make leather products, a while back, I was searching for leather to make the products. I encountered two problems. firstly, where I live it's hard to find good quality vegetable tanned leather. Secondly, even if I get it, it would be so costly. Therefore, being a problem solver I started looking for a solution.
To cut the long story short, I discovered that I could infact make my own leather from materials around me. This sparked a journey, a journey that has been so educative and even therapeutic. All through this journey, I choose to document and share with the wide community of leather lovers.
They say, a journey of a thousand mile starts with one step. Here is my first step. I would love to get your feed back, I hope this inspires you in one way or another.
Here is the YouTube video documenting the first step.
https://youtu.be/24e6NmyZhIk
And here is a blog post entailing all the details of this first step
https://cordovandesigns.wordpress.com/2022/03/02/vegetable-tanning-soaking/
Once raw hides have been obtained, whether from a slaughterhouse or a collection center, the first step is to soak them overnight in clean water, and there a...
