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We offer a variety of leathers for your basic crafting needs. Aside from the Sheepskin Skiver, which can be dyed, the other leathers on this page are already colored, and little to no additional work or preparation is needed. These leathers are specially selected for their suitability for their potential uses in creating fine miniature items, as well as colors best suited for model horse tack in particular.
We try to keep our main offerings of crafting leathers in supply, but occasionally we run out or need to change our offerings based on what is available. Please be sure to check out our Odd Lots, Scraps & Seconds page for additional items, close outs, and limited-stock leathers.
Visual page you can print to see how large the leather pieces actually are.
5x6" = 12.7 x 15.25cm 6x10" = 15.25cm x 25.4cm
The latest tannery run of skiver is now in stock.
Please note that this new skiver does differ from our previous run, in that it is a bit firmer, and slightly thicker and has a luxurious feel to the hand. This is a top-grain sheepskin skiver, using the vegetable tanning process.
That said, this new skiver has a number of attributes:
This thin sheepskin leather is suitable for coverings and linings as well as crafting items that require a thin, moderately flexible leather. Available in Natural color that can be dyed to suit and will closely match the dyed colors on other tooling leathers. It comes in a light natural buff color, with a smooth, soft, fine-pored satin-finish surface.
Skiver is useful for miniature horse leg boots and doll boots, doll clothing, as well as covering the shoulders of western saddles and other similar items. It is one of the thinnest leathers we carry and is an excellent choice for many projects.
Please note that the exact shade of "beige" may vary. Sheepskin skiver, like other undyed vegetable-tanned leathers are prone to "sun tan", and will darken when exposed to light over time. Like most leathers, some minor imperfections are to be expected.
Available in 5x6" and 10x6" pieces.
Made in Pakistan.
| Sheepskin Skiver | |||
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Thickness: .75mm or .029" or ~1/32 — [Range: .023 - .042"]
Weight: 1-1.25 oz. |
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LK2n | Skiver, natural 5x6" |
$6.25 |
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LK4n | Skiver, Natural 10x6" |
$10.50 |
| LK3n | Skiver Scrap Bag See Odd Lots Page | ||
Chamois is a particular type of leather made from sheep skins, which is buttery soft and very absorbent, hence its popular use to dry and buff automobiles. Chamois is a very soft, flexible, "drapey" leather, and both sides have a good flesh "nap".
Soft and flexible, with a lot of stretch, chamois is most commonly used for lining the undersides of miniature saddles, or adding "sheepskin" looking trim to doll items, as its heavy 'nap' and golden-buff coloration adequately represents sheepskin in miniature. And by the way, the "proper" pronunciation is "sham-WA" although many people (including our semi-redneck selves) pronounce it "sham-ee".
Available in 5x6" and 6x10" pieces.
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Thickness: .6mm or .024" or <1/32" — [Range: .018-.030"]
Weight: 1-2 oz. |
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LCH2 | Chamois (buff) (5x6" piece) |
$4.50 |
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LCH4 | Chamois (buff) (6x10" piece) |
$9.00 |
| LCH6 | Chamois Scrap Bag See Odd Lots Page | ||
Japanese Plonge leather (pronounced plon- ZHAY) is a thin, soft, supple top-grain cowhide leather with a satin sheen on the black color, and more of a matte finish on the white. Available in black or white colors, this leather is similar in overall thickness to skiver, and can be used in similar ways. It is softer and "drapier" than skiver, with a flesh side that is a lovely fine suede. Japanese plonge is crafted from US-origin hides that are meticulously processed in Japan.
Plonge is suitable for costume items, protective boots, doll clothing and footwear, and other small-scale projects where a thin, soft flexible leather is desirable.
Available in 5x6" and 10x6" pieces.
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Thickness: .65mm or .025" or <1/32" — [Range: .022 - .028"]
Weight: 1.25-1.5 oz. |
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LJP2k | Japanese Plonge, Black 5x6" |
$6.25 |
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LJP4k | Japanese Plonge, Black 10x6" |
$12.50 |
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LJP2w | Japanese Plonge, White 5x6" |
$6.25 |
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LJP4w | Japanese Plonge, White 10x6" |
$12.50 |
| LJP6 | Japanese Plonge Scrap Bag See Odd Lots Page | ||
This thin cowhide works well for english saddles and costume tack items in larger scales. It has a satin to semi-gloss finish, with a moderate amount of surface grain texture. This leather has an overall soft, supple feel, with a bit of "drape" and flexibility. It is more drapey than Black Kip, but has a little more body and "tighter" feel than Lambskin.
The flesh side of our Fine Cowhide features a fine sueded nap, making this leather 2-sided and twice as versatile.
Available in Black and Dark Brown colors, in 5x6" and 10x6" Pieces.
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Thickness: .7mm or .029" or <1/32" — [Range: .024 - .038"]
Weight:1.5 - 2 oz. |
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LCW2k | Cowhide, Black, 5x6" |
$4.50 |
| LCW4k | Cowhide, Black, 6x10" |
$9.00 | |
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LCW2b | Cowhide, Dark Brown, 5x6" |
$4.50 |
| LCW4b | Cowhide, Dark Brown, 6x10" |
$9.00 | |
| LCW6 | Fine Cowhide Scrap Bag See Odd Lots Page | ||
This leather features a semi-satin finish grain side with a very soft, buttery flesh side, and a fine surface grain. Lambskin is soft, fairly supple with good "body". It is moderately pliable, and is somewhat stretchy across the grain.
Lambskin is superb for english saddles and similar tack items as well as being a good choice for items needing more body than skiver, but more suppleness and less thickness than tooling leather.
Available in Black and Dark Brown colors, in 5x6" and 6x10" pieces.
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Thickness: .9mm or .035" or ~1/32" — [Range: .030 - .040"]
Weight: 1.5 - 2.5 oz. |
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LB2k | Lambskin, Black, 5x6" |
$4.50 |
| LB4k | Lambskin, Black, 6x10" |
$9.00 | |
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LB2b | Lambskin, Dark Brown, 5x6" |
$4.50 |
| LB4b | Lambskin, Dark Brown, 6x10" |
$9.00 | |
| LB6 | Lambskin Scrap Bag See Odd Lots Page | ||
This thin, buttery-soft sheepskin leather has 2 different sides to it.
The top-grain surface has very smooth semi-satin sheen, fine pores, and with moderately "distressed" coloring, while the flesh side has a partial nap intermixed with mottling and shiny sparkles. You can use either side of this leather for your projects. The "distressed" coloring is most notable on the rust color, and much less so on the brown and black colors.
This sheepskin has a very similar feel to Lambskin, but is just a shade thinner and more pliable than lambskin.
Available in Black, Brown and Rust colors.
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Thickness: .8mm or .03" or ~1/32" — [Range: .024-.038]
Weight: 2 - 2.5 oz. |
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LG2k | Sheep Skin, Black, 5x6" |
$4.50 |
| LG4k | Sheep Skin, Black, 6x10" |
$9.00 | |
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LG2b | Sheep Skin, Dark Brown, 5x6" |
$4.50 |
| LG4b | Sheep Skin, Dark Brown, 6x10" |
$9.00 | |
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LG2r | Sheep Skin, Rust, 5x6" |
$4.50 |
| LG4r | Sheep Skin, Rust, 6x10" |
$9.00 | |
| LB6 | Sheep Skin Scrap Bag See Odd Lots Page | ||
Kidskin leather is available in several colors. This top grain goat leather has a semi-gloss finish, with deep, rich color. It is a little over 1mm thick, and rather dense and firm, with very little stretch. This leather can be skived or sanded on the flesh side to make it thinner and more flexible. This is one of the prettiest leathers we carry, with very clean surface characteristics.
Kidskin leather is suitable for english saddles and tack, harness items, and small-scale western and other tack items. It is a bit thick and firm for protective boots, but if it is skived or sanded down, kidskin can be suitable for nearly any project.
Available in 5x6" and 10x6" pieces.
Available in several colors.
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Thickness: .9mm or .035" or >1/32" — [Range: .032 - .040"]
Weight: 2 - 2.5 oz. |
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LD2k | Kidskin, Black, 5x6" |
$4.75 |
| LD4k | Kidskin, Black, 6x10" |
$9.50 | |
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LD2b | Kidskin, Dark Brown, 5x6" |
$4.75 |
| LD4b | Kidskin, Dark Brown, 6x10" |
$9.50 | |
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LD2mg | Kidskin, Mahogany, 5x6" |
$4.75 |
| LD4mg | Kidskin, Mahogany, 6x10" |
$9.50 | |
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LD2r | Kidskin, Rust, 5x6" |
$4.75 |
| LD4r | Kidskin, Rust, 6x10" |
$9.50 | |
| LD6 | Kidskin scrap bag See Odd Lots Page | ||
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Thickness: .9mm or .036" or <1/32" — [Range: .032 - .040"]
Weight: 2 - 2.5 oz. Mahogany color is "burgundy-brown" in hue. Our rust-colored leather laces are right between Saddle Tan and Rust in color tone. | |||
High Gloss "patent leather" has been historically used on boots, shoes, purses and show harnesses. This patent leather is made from pigskin, with super-shiny mirror-like top finish layer. This leather is fairly flexible and pliable, with some stretch.
Patent leather works well for harness, costume and other specialty projects.
Available in 5x6" and 10x6" pieces.
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Thickness: .6mm or .024" or <1/32" — [Range: .02-.028"]
Weight: 1.5 - 2 oz. |
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LPT2k | Patent Leather, Black, 5x6" |
$4.75 |
| LPT4k | Patent Leather, Black, 6x10" |
$9.50 | |
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LPT2rd | Patent Leather, Red, 5x6" |
$4.75 |
| LPT4rd | Patent Leather, Red, 6x10" |
$9.50 | |
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LPT2w | Patent Leather, White, 5x6" |
$4.75 |
| LPT4w | Patent Leather, White, 6x10" |
$9.50 | |
| LPT6 | Patent Leather scrap bag See Odd Lots Page | ||