Has anyone used transparent/translucent leather?

[Aventurine]

Animal bladder can be transparent or at least translucent, too, if it's stretched and oiled, not "broken" which makes it white.

Edited July 17, 2024 by Aventurine

[SUP]

My transparent leather is exactly the same color. it's beautiful, very soft and easy to cut. After airing it daily for about  month, the smell is almost completely gone. 

[bladegrinder]

Hmmm, I’m might have to look at using sausage casings in my knife sheath  work. 

[Aventurine]

@Sup, does it retain transparency where it is bent, creased, seamed and pounded?

[SUP]

Yes, it does.  I've not tried pounding it but I've creased it, dyed it, and folded it and it remains transparent.

[Aventurine]

@Sup.  That's impressive.

 

[SUP]

Yes it is, isn't it?  

 

Edited July 29, 2024 by SUP

[ksteers]

Kombucha is a common health drink these days.   I once tried turning the scoby into jerky.   Do NOT do that, trust me.

now you have me wondering if thin layers of the scoby, when dried could be tooled/ used as leather.    

Symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY)

 

[ThisIsMyFirstRodeo]

On 7/29/2024 at 12:39 PM, ksteers said:

Kombucha is a common health drink these days.   I once tried turning the scoby into jerky.   Do NOT do that, trust me.

now you have me wondering if thin layers of the scoby, when dried could be tooled/ used as leather.    

Symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY)

 

So… fermented leather?