Name: Vegan Leather Eco-friendly Tumbler
Brand: Ecoingenuity Inc.
Availability: InStock

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About Jacinto & Lirio

Jacinto & Lirio means "Hyacinth and Lily"

J&L serves as a viable environmental, social, and commercial solution for the water hyacinth infestation plaguing several communities in the Philippines.

Through the creation of functional, well-designed, Philippine-inspired plant leathergoods, enables us to help with the growth of affected communities' livelihood and extend their craft together with our designers' works to the popular market.

Water Hyacinth Leatherization Process

1. Harvesting
Use a boat to harvest Water hyacinth from an infested river
2. Cut the leaves and roots
Preparing for thorough cleaning of the stalks
3. Clean the stalks
Making sure insects and other debris are cleaned off the plant.
4. Drying
The stalks can be hanged, sun-dried or machine dried.
5. Scrape the fibers
6. Flattening
The stalks are flattened using a flattening machine.
7. Stick Stalks to fabric
7. Ironing
Fabric is ironed with the pasted fried flat sheet
8. Anti mold
Anti mold preventive coat is applied
9. Protective top coat
A protective top coat is applied after the anti-mold layer dries
10. Sewing
The plant leather sheet is then sewed to the fabric.