Heathen

Hi, hope this is in the right place. I chrome tan sheepskins...wool left on..and deerhide when I can get it. Does anyone here use sheepskins for anything other than rugs? I make rugs and boot insoles but am desperate for some new ideas. The deerhides I tan, well, am finding the finished result quite thin and `papery` if that makes sense? Will that be due to overworking when they are on the frames maybe? Is there anything I can do to soften them (they are hair on hides) that won`t make them papery thin on the suede side?

Hullo everyone, I`m Heathen, living in the remote north west Highlands of Scotland. I`m a tanner by trade (mostly chrome or white tan) and make rugs, boot and shoe insoles and suchlike. I haven`t made leather yet but intend to so am hoping to garner lots of handy tips here. We are currently snowed in and have been cut off for the past week, I have two strung hides outdoors which have become iced up still life sculptures. Nice to be here.