Greythundercloudys
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Butchers down the town selling big ones for 50£, is that cheap or dear.
Sheepskin rugs.
- Thread starter Greythundercloudys
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- Location
- Fife
Cheap I think. I remember 20yrs ago they were £100 each in IKEA.
- Location
- Staffordshire Moorlands
My parents got me a couple from Syke skyns when they were on holiday. Seem remember they paid around £75.
Guiggs
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- Location
- Leicestershire
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
We have a few done. Cost around £35 at the tannery, we normally sell ours at £50-£60.
cheap
- Location
- North Somerset.
On the expensive side if they are straight off the sheep!
Anyone know where I can get a cow hide tanned fo make a rug?
YeH just had fifty done, we used the Welsh Organic Tannerythis time, bit dearer at £55 each but had a pallet load stolen (rejected) by the other firm so not using them again. There’s good info on the WOT website in how to prepare them before sending them to get tanned, our slaughter house is binning them all at present, so very happy when we pick them up as it saves them money.
must be imported or he’s selling them at a loss
If you find someone let us know, the one we used to send them too has packed up, it’s not a cheap job but they are magnificen, the ones you get in the shops tend to be off calves
polk_farmer
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- Location
- South West (Gods Country)
I may be wrong, but last time my in laws asked about a cow hide they were told it had to be sent to Italy to do
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I got the hide of a nicely marked Hereford bullock tanned. Pussy Bell who is our local knackery chap accumulates a pallet of hides , and they were sent to Italy to be done. I think it cost me £180 ish . This was 3 yrs ago , and the hide is great
- Location
- Somerset
Pittards in Yeovil did one for me a couple of years ago.
Yeah they aren’t doing it anymore
If he has a contact I would really appreciate it, got a pallet here of hides looking for a tanneryI got the hide of a nicely marked Hereford bullock tanned. Pussy Bell who is our local knackery chap accumulates a pallet of hides , and they were sent to Italy to be done. I think it cost me £180 ish . This was 3 yrs ago , and the hide is great
- Location
- Scottish Borders
I’ll ring him and ask !
- Location
- Near Colchester
and stale urine.
We get our sheep done at Eastern Leather, about £35 ish. We sell them for a bit more than that, coloured is more too. Cow hides tanned in Italy as above but an awkward job to get yours back as they send the green skins by the pallet.
I guess that tanning is another of those unpleasant industries that have been sent abroad like steel and manufacturing.
- Location
- Exeter, Devon
That’s who we use but I think they only do sheepskins.
Woolless
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- Location
- Berwickshire, Scottish Borders
Used to be a bit of a cottage industry I understand, collecting dog s5ite for use by the tanneries. Apparently a lot of them weren't keen on using gloves, as they got in a mess
