Sharing my idea for a crochet case

[Mokumegane]

Wow! A deer suede crochet case! That would certainly be soft--and gorgeous. Just out of curiosity, where did you get the suede?

I've made a number of books and journals, but none of them would be sturdy enough to be used as a crochet case. I'm currently working on a leather-bound notebook, but even it wouldn't hold up for a crochet case. I guess I need to improve on my bookmaking techniques!

I got the deer suede from a leather shop in Portland, OR. It's so soft and beautiful... going to make a netbook cover for my boyfriend with some of it. The place I got it at is called Oregon Leather Company. Yeah... pretty simple name there! Omg, I also got coyote fur scraps, other random leather scraps... the scraps are in bins and a very good price. They're all thicknesses, soft, rough, tough and hard, etc. but most are enough to make something like a cell phone case or use for handles or something, at least, with some being a lot larger.

[Antares]

Mokumegane:

My parents were telling me about a similar kind of place in Colorado (Durango, I think) which had all kinds of different skins and leathers. They walked around feeling all the soft skins; then, as they were leaving, they saw a sign telling customers not to touch the merchandise! Oops!

My mother-in-law recently was given about 4 or 5 large storage boxes full of leather and suede scraps (some quite large). She has generously shared with me, so I guess I don't really need anymore. Nevertheless, your find sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing where you found it and what you intend to do with it!

[monaliza2]

wow cool