Crystalyn Kae Blog

Crystalyn Kae vegan leather bag from coated canvas
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What is coated canvas?
are vegan bags eco-friendly?
are vegan bags eco-friendly?
My favorite way to scout upholstery fabric remnants on the Lower East Side
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My favorite way to scout upholstery fabric remnants on the Lower East Side
Why you won't see us using mushroom or pineapple leather anytime soon!
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Why you won't see us using mushroom or pineapple leather anytime soon!
How to take care of your leather bag?
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How to take care of your leather bag?
Vintage floral upholstery fabrics destined for a couch: transformed into bags!
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Vintage floral upholstery fabrics destined for a couch: transformed into bags!
What is so special about boucle fabric?
What is so special about boucle fabric?
Why FabScrap is totally Fab
Why FabScrap is totally Fab
the (nearly-lost) ancient art of vegetable-tanned leather
the (nearly-lost) ancient art of vegetable-tanned leather
What is glazed fabric?
What is glazed fabric?
Why do we use up-cycled leather?
Why do we use up-cycled leather?
a surprising way we make leather handbags more ethical
a surprising way we make leather handbags more ethical
debunking leather myths and eating my way through italy
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debunking leather myths and eating my way through italy
Interview: How upcycling can change the environmental impact of the fashion industry
Interview: How upcycling can change the environmental impact of the fashion industry
From Scraps to Showcase: How I Helped FABSCRAP Prove That Fashion Waste Has Value
From Scraps to Showcase: How I Helped FABSCRAP Prove That Fashion Waste Has Value
Fine-tuning the velvet fabrics for our Holiday Handbag collection.
Fine-tuning the velvet fabrics for our Holiday Handbag collection.
So much potential…I want to rescue all the leather!
So much potential…I want to rescue all the leather!
No, that isn't snow....leather skiving is messy!
No, that isn't snow....leather skiving is messy!
custom leather troubadour in progress
custom leather troubadour in progress
vintage dresses that weren’t asked to the prom, reinvented as handbags!
vintage dresses that weren’t asked to the prom, reinvented as handbags!
i left my heart in San Francisco (and brought home some great fabric)
i left my heart in San Francisco (and brought home some great fabric)