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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: shrekfeet on August 01, 2011, 01:51:22 pm

Title: sheep skin tanning
Post by: shrekfeet on August 01, 2011, 01:51:22 pm

Hello folks, been off for a while. I hear that F|enland Sheepskin have gone out of business. Can anyone recommend where I should send my skins to be made into rugs and what the cost might be

Title: Re: sheep skin tanning
Post by: YorkshireLass on August 01, 2011, 02:08:27 pm

Nicki Port of Organic Sheepskins did some hebridean ram lambs for me, £32 each, which I appreciate is a lot but it's organic soooo....

Title: Re: sheep skin tanning
Post by: Dougal on August 01, 2011, 03:23:00 pm

Quote from: YorkshireLass on August 01, 2011, 02:08:27 pm

Nicki Port of Organic Sheepskins did some hebridean ram lambs for me, £32 each, which I appreciate is a lot but it's organic soooo....

Where are organic sheepskins based. Trying to find some one in or near the north east of scotland who does skins.

Title: Re: sheep skin tanning
Post by: shrekfeet on August 01, 2011, 03:43:34 pm

£32 is a lot, is shipping on top of that

Title: Re: sheep skin tanning
Post by: YorkshireLass on August 01, 2011, 04:22:30 pm

She's based in Herefordshire, and yes shipping is on top (cost me £10 to have them returned, can't remember how much I posted them to her for).

Title: Re: sheep skin tanning
Post by: woollyval on August 01, 2011, 06:52:30 pm

http://www.devoniaproducts.co.uk/ (http://www.devoniaproducts.co.uk/)

They have taken on a lot of Fenlands work.....