"HESED" is the name and label for this line of work (all my leather items , totes, mini toes, and jewelry) - Hesed implies loving our neighbor with acts of service that we owe to the other person simply because we should extend kindness toward all humanity. ALL my leather is genuine. I buy it by the hide so it is natural to see bee stings, branding, scuffs and barbwire scaring as it would be on any natural hide of the animal. All leather is up- cycled and by no means is there cruelty to any of the animals.