I know we don't know each other well but how do you feel about leather?

Hello again! Long time no see. Sorry about that. I've been busy busy! But I have decided to try and start this blogging thing again...

Pre-Leather

Leather

Post-Leather

Leather garbage gets a new use. As you can imagine looking at that hide rug up there (disturbing when you can see the outline of the animal - usually you try to remove dead animals from your home; in this case you curl up with it in front of the hearth) there is a lot of left over scraps once you cut out the pieces of a handbag, or a car seat, or a cat woman body suit out of the hide. Companies are now using those scraps to create "recycled" leather. The scraps are ground up; a binder is added, and they press it into sheets under high pressure. It can be dyed, embossed, laser-cut (does anyone smell burning flesh?)

It can be bought in sheets or tiles and can be used on the floor and the walls. 

Some sources include Spinneybeck with two types of offerings - "Novus" and the aptly named "Recycled Leather"; ASI Flooring with a product called  Eco Leather Tile; and EcoDomo.

Another similar product would be these rugs made out of reused leather belts by Leather Belt Rugs