So I went ahead and made a DIY ID holder covered with #FishSkinLeather to replace the one I made out of paper rubbed with wax for protection. The previous one almost fell apart from wear on the edge.

I used paper reinforced with starch glue paste. I used this design, upgraded a bit to expose more of the document. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nCWzeDpgnk

I lined the interior with paper towel using the same starch glue I used to impregnate the paper.

I glued the #FishSkin with shoemakers glue, that's the only non-biodegradable ingredient here.

https://kolektiva.social/@licho/115957280459456441

CC @DoomsdaysCW

#zeroWaste #FishLeather #AnimalProduct

#fishskinleather was a topic of #solarpunkSunday a couple weeks ago. @DoomsdaysCW posted a several long posts about it and it inspired me to try it out. I've been putting skins to the freezer to try it out and I tried it out this weekend, because my family went to the inlaws.

The oil and egg method does not work. Very thick tea - that's what did the job.

Now, I wanted to make an id card holder with it (glue it around an origami card holder I made because paper alone doesn't hold up to the wear), it seemed it will be fine but it shrank and now it's not enough. And I don't know what to do with it.

Well, I'm making 4 more with tea, those that failed to tan in oil and egg. Do you have any ideas what can it be good for?

#zerowaste #fishleather #fishskin #fish #solarpunk

Three and a half years later, I revisited my first creation: a Kindle sleeve. This time I've used Italian cow leather and added a fun twist with fish leather!

#leathercraft #handmade #kindlesleeve #leathercase #レザークラフト #革小物 #maroquinerie #fishleather #ebookreader #leathergoods #craftsmanship #handstitched

#FishLeather! How cool is that! #Nunavut #Inuit #Fish #Tanning

https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/a-rainbow-of-fish-leather/

Fish Leather Is Incredibly Strong and Beautiful. Can Makers ‘Scale Up’?
Meet artisans in Alaska and BC who are sustaining, and advancing, an ancient art
https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2024/02/22/Fish-Leather-Is-Incredibly-Strong-Beautiful

#arts #leatherwork #FishLeather #Canada #Alaska #BritishColumbia #PacNW #indigenous #IndigenousArts #environment #Tyee