REED Leather HIDES - Whole Sheep Skin 7 to 10 SF for Arts and Crafts (Antique Brown)

Soft and plyable easy to use

I intend to make a handbag with this leather; I am pleased with this hide. I will buy more in the future.

I’ve now ordered three different colors of this leather, each on separate orders. All three were excellent hides. Smooth natural surface on one, out, side , rough surface on the other, in side. . Some have complained of the quantity not being 7-10 sf. All three hides I received were in the 7- 8.5 sf range. They ran around 34 inches long by 32 inches wide. All were one complete hide. I received no half hides or pieces. That’s the usable portion. Legs and neck are outside that rectangle and would actually increase the sf of the hide. If my ,long ago ,math skills are accurate 34” x 32 ” = 1088” divided by 144” = approx 7.5 square feet. A square foot being 12”x12” or 144 “. Smaller than most folks imagine I’m thinking.They run 1-2 mm thick. Thinner at the edges. Thicker towards the middle , they are natural sheep hides after all. The color was consistent across the hides and there were no tears or holes in the usable “rectangle” of the hides. These are way to thin for holsters, belts or knife sheath. You will need 7-8 ounce “tool leather” for those. They work great for projects that call for lighter leather.Very nice quality natural genuine leather hides.31 May 2018. I’ve now bought two more hides. Same as my above reviews.For Andrew:31x31 = 961 divide by 144 = 6.6736 sf. Darn close to 7 sf. The 5 hides I’ve bought have run a bit larger than that. Yes I’m only measuring the choice rectangular portion. Not the entire hide. A 96 x25 inch long hide would be more like a 1/3 split from cattle. A 96 x25 sheep hide is more likely 3 sheep hides seamed together. Not a single sheep. These hides are more likely than not from butcher age sheep and or goats. Not at the animals maximum attainable size. Plus imported.Perhaps a farm visit would help. Lol

I have used this for two Bible rebinds. Nice supple leather for either cover or liners. Wish I could get a ton of this stuff and it not be so explensive.

A quarter of this skin is unusable due to long gashes and multiple holes, some out of frame. Photo is on my cutting table for size reference. This is my *second* order from them, and I wasn’t really happy with the last one either.. large portions of the hide had an unpleasant wrinkled texture, kind of like what you see around the edges where it was flattened, looking a little like human skin stretch marks. I was apprehensive of buying from them a second time, and I guess I was right. I’ve ordered from Mulch Leather Co on Amazon at least a half a dozen times, and they are GORGEOUS, thinner, no cuts or holes, buttery soft and much more supple than what I’ve gotten from Reed, and with consistent colors, at the same price. I only ordered this one from Reed because Mulch doesn’t have a dark brown currently in stock. As much as I am interested in some of the colors offered, I won’t be buying from here again.

A nice hide I will buy from you again quick delivery and a great price. Thank you so much seller and thank you again Amazon for bringing my packages right to my doorstep. You’re spoiling me.

I was using this to make Christmas presents--travel cord accessory rolls (see pic). I liked that the piece I got was fairly rectangular so I didn't have a lot of waste material. I ordered a second batch in a different color. While that piece was smaller, I could still get the same number of pieces because of the shape. I also appreciate the quality of the material. I will order again.

This was larger than expected great condition and can't wait to get new project started so I can order more