wow, amazing work! looks really cute!
also, thank you so much for your support in my set!

Thank you for your comment.

Although in the past I have worked with neopreen, canvas, and other materials, I prefer to use leather because of the ease in which it can be recycled. Most synthetic fibers are made from petroleum based chemical or petrochemicals. The leather pieces I use are small scraps that would otherwise be ground up into leather mulch and used for cheap belts. I would rather recycle existing material rather than contribute to the petroleum trade. The fabric industry is one of the most polluting trades in the world, and the environmental cost of producing synthetics is extremely damaging.

In the discussion of the abusive animal trade, I would argue that since I am recycling what would otherwise be destroyed, and not using new hides, I am not contributing to the success of the leather trade, rather contributing to the eradication of waste.

I have done considerable research on the effects of fabric waste, synthetic fibers do not decompose quickly, as they are effectively plastic. This creates a large volume of un-recyled waste, especially considering that the average American creates ten pounds of fabric waste every year.