SCA freecycle: loads of soft leather

[abendgules]

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As you know we recently had to vacate the longstanding fight practice site.

As a result Robert and I are storing a great deal of old kit, Ozbeg has taken away a selection of shields and weapons, and Mike is storing one set of kit.

Cupboards and closets are bursting, and we'll have to reconsider how much kit to keep, since we won't have a lot of storage at the new practice site.

SO: one thing we could part with are several bags of leather, donated by Mike the fencer.

He gave them along with some other leather kit from a LaRP group, at a time when we had lots of space.

The leather is all in small pieces, very soft like fine glove leather and some pieces are very stretchy. They look like offcuts. They might be suitable for:

- gloves - you could make yourself half a dozen pairs from pieced patterns, easily!

- pouches, purses, bags

- clothes that need fine leather edging, patches, detailing

- a patchwork coat (more thinking goth/fashion than medieval)

...any number of non-medieval crafty projects.

I can make a lot of pouches, but this is a lifetime's supply, and we can't keep it for a lifetime.

Unfortunately it is not suitable for armour, strapping, boots (maybe pieced indoor shoes, but not soles). Some pieces might work for knife sheaths, bags for accessories, but not for boiling or hardening.

I'm happy to sort and bring a selection to meetings, revels, whatever, if I can send this stuff on to a good home,

BUT I need a commitment that someone wants it, sooner rather than later.

We need to sort our stuff and get rid of it one way or another. If there are no takers, I'll take my own selection and put the rest in the charity bin.

RSVP appreciated.