Handcrafted Star of India Journal

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Sustainable leather bound journal with a traditional embossed star design on front and back. In a vegetarian region of Rajasthan, India, the cultural art of leather craft and tooling is inherited through the generations. Sustainable leather, tree-free paper, vegetable tanning, Fair Trade, handcrafted, sustainable, funds community development, compostable, cruelty free, recycled/upcycled. Dimensions: 5" x 7", Materials: leather, recycled cotton paper, cotton

 

Fair Trade Artisans: In a vegetarian region of Rajasthan, India, the cultural art of leather craft and tooling is inherited through the generations. Our leather is tanned using a vegetable tanning method, which protects the environment and tannery workers from toxic chemicals. Artisans then use water-based dyes or oils to color the leather. With a set of hand tools, each artisan applies love and skill to cutting, stitching, embossing and embroidering our leather journals, bags and accessories. Most of our leather artisan partners belong to a social class called Chamar, which excludes them from other classes of society and severely limits their resources. About 30 families formed a development group to empower artisans, beginning with advanced tooling techniques. As a result, the caste stigma is gradually diminishing as artisans make economic and social progress. Housing, sanitation and health care access have improved, and children are attending school. Most recently, the village realized its dream of opening its first school for girls!