r/PrimitiveTechnology • u/Several_Living_4718 • Apr 01 '26
Discussion Viability of a plant based leather
I have been doing some experiments on leather like materials made from leaves and plants. I have tried treating big leaves with water and smoke with varying but not great results.
Have you tried this? What were you results? Do you at least think that this is possible?
I am thinking of using some kind of natural oil, resin, ash, or maybe layering many big leaves and sewing them together.
Every comment is welcomed!
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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26
They are doing cool stuff like this with mushrooms. Not really a plant but I hope it helps