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Thank you both. I actually poked around the Historical Reinactment portion which inspired me to join the forums and reach out to people who OBVIOUSLY know what they are doing. Some of the work is AMAZING and I don't even think AMZING really does the work justice as it is so beyond that. I have a feeling that type of work is only produced after YEARS and YEARS of practice. I think I want to try making the mugs first. I saw these at the fair and they were asking $75 and more for them. I thought to myself, this can probably be made for much less then that. That notion is why and how I found this site. After looking at the mugs on this site I decided it would be fun to learn the art of leatherworking. Then I saw the armor, the bags, belts and many other things that I would love to learn to make. Anyway, because I have never done any of this, I thought huh... I will probably need training before purchasing a bunch of leather and ripping it apart (that could get costly). Thank you all for the warm welcome. I would really like to find a place around me to take some training on leatherworking. If anyone knows of any locations near West Grove PA or DE, please let me know. Thank you all!!!

This is great advise for Newbs, but the closes Tandy location is 2 hours away from me. I tried to google Leatherworking in PA and Leather Companies in PA, but had no luck finding anything like this. Is there another search I could do that would help me find places I can take these classes?

Ok, so I attended by first Renaissance fair and LOVED IT! I want to be able to fashion some items to wear the next time I attend a Renaissance fair, but I have NO IDEA what I am doing :-) I would love to be able to create some authentic looking items (mug, mug strap, belt, bracers, shoes and even armor perhaps) I am a fast learner, but this is all new to me. Anyone willing to help a newb get started...