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creatures die for our fashions
Technically, creatures mostly die for our dinners and the inedible scrap gets recycled into shoes, clothing, luggage etc.
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Leather production has a high environmental cost. It’s not as simple as recycling the inedible scrap. Animal agriculture is by and large a hugely inefficient and environmentally damaging industry on its own.
non animal leathers have moved on from being plastic based. There are actually some promising and viable alternatives.
Anyway, I’m mainly just suggesting it’s not as simple as your comment suggests
MCamb
Indeed. I'm trying to think what projects I might do after the current ones. I like working with leather. I'm slowly getting into painting it and sewing it. But I have a history of not finishing what I start. Whatever machine I buy has a high chance of becoming a white elephant.
I've worked in an abattoir. Not that keen on bringing back the memories with burning animal stink, although it does serve to remind one that creatures die for our fashions.
I like your idea of removing the top layer and filling it with paint. So I think the laser is winning at the moment.