Before needles were a thing, hogs bristles were used. Before waxed nylon thread existed, much like old stringed instruments, feline, equine, bovine, etc intestine cut thin was used. Leather craft is, as I said, one of the oldest hobbies. Very utilitarian. Weaver leather supply, Tandy, Springfield leather, within 25 miles of you I bet you have a tractor supply, equine, horse tack, some kind of something, hunters lodge, there are actual honest to god craft stores still around. If your area sucks you might have to go to hobby lobby, I know they carry okayish (yet overpriced) half shoulders of veg tan. <|endoftext|> 