Do it yourself, it's hugely rewarding.
I've used the "K-tan" kit from here before with good results.
http://www.snowdoniasupplies.co.uk/cgi-bin/catalogue.pl?ref=tanningkits
Thanks for that, have followed link and seen the product - please can you tell us what the process involves?
Its been a while, but it's basically a set of different tanning liquids.
I think I:
Salted
rinsed salt off
scraped any fleshy bits of
washed in cold water (used my washing machine...)
then put some magic stuff on
leave for a bit (cannot remember how long for)
then stretch and flex and work it
then add other magic stuff and work it whilst it dries.
seems quite a lot when written (try and write down the steps to making tea..) but it was all quite easy and the results were good.
I did a few lambs that were not to be (about a dozen) and some teeswater ewes that had gone because they were really annoying. The teeswater skins have been rugs for the dogs in our house for about eight years now and have not really felted much (I'd expected them to) and are still supple and soft.
I also did a Dorset down that was in our bathroom (it had about 2" of dense wool) that was the best thing ever for naked feet, soo soft and springy... It fell apart a bit last year (think it was the moisture on the bathroom floor).
