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We all have those beloved items that we've had for years, decades even. They're well-worn — and showing signs of it. Maybe it's a shoe with a flapping heel, a leather jacket with loose seams, or a ...

Cow, goat, buffalo, or sheep—discarded parts of the hides of these animals are now being used to produce a type of glue known as shirish atha (animal hide adhesive). Several small factories producing ...

**MATERIALS:** - 3 mm & 2 mm vegetable tanned leather - Waxed linen thread - Silver double cap rivets - 15 mm silver snap buttons - Large silver ornated buckle - Leather stain, "Extra Black" - ...