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Made from 4-5 ounce vegetable tanned cowhide, this basket tells a story. Back in 2024, I briefly set up my leather shop in my friends' warehouse in Cortland, NY. Around 5 am one morning, a water pipe broke right above my leather rack, soaking most of my hides. After carefully being laid to dry in a room with high-powered fans, some of the hides were salvageable. This basket was made from a hide of natural (undyed) vegetable tanned cowhide that water marks all over it. At first, I thought the hide was ruined, but then I realized that the pattern of the water marks was actually beautiful! I traced the edges of the water marks with black leather dye, sealed the dye with acrylic sealer, then finally gave the leather a deep oiling. So there you have it, a one-of-a-kind basket bag born of an accidental flood. A beautiful mistake, if you ask me!
Basket is one-of-a-kind and is approximately 8" wide at the bottom, by 10" long, by 8.5" tall. You will receive the exact basket pictured in the photographs.
Crystal has been creating beautiful and functional leather goods since 2009. A lifelong learner with a passion for working with her hands, she finds joy in creating precious handmade objects that will withstand the test of time and become treasured heirlooms in their users' lives.