where to buy leather or suede

[moocowme]

I want to make Ds a little pair of slippers with non slip sole. I had a scrap of suede for the last pair but need some more and possibly a little thicker. I tried ebay but no one has anything but really thin stuff. where to buy a small amount just a little thicker?

where in the country are you? in my area there's textile shops called reminant kings all over the place. rolls upon rolls of any material imaginable.

Try a leather furniture store. You might be able to get some samples from their last year's sample book?

I am in the home counties and no fabric shops except for curtain stuff in my area

ooh pookamoo what a good idea i shall try that one this week as we have a few posh furniture places here. DS might have Natuzzi shoes.

i went into dunelm mill today (they no longer do dress fabrics here so don't go all that often now. low and behold they have suede elbow patches in black and brown for £1.49 for two. its nice thick seuede as well. some more little shoes will be coming on soon..........

scrap shop?

I would have suggested chamois leather but that might be too thin