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Thanks Tina. I will look into what the cost would be like if I cut them myself. Thanks for the advice.

Hi there, I've done some research but I feel I should ask before I drop a lot of money. I'm looking to get some leather webbing to finish up a restoration project of a beautiful old sofa I picked up. The leather straps (webbing) used for the support mechanism of the cushions seem to be original and are completely dry rotted and unusable. The current width of the webbing is 1.5". I need to get 48 pieces that vary in length but it seems none would need to be more than 30" in length. Questions: Does leather webbing shrink over time? I wouldn't think it would but to be on the safe side I thought I should ask. I ask this because I want to make sure I should get 1.5" wide and not something wider. Also, does anyone know of any leather webbing suppliers that will not cost me an arm and a leg? I fear these new webbing strips will cost way more than what I paid for the piece. So far I'm finding prices of $325 and up! Below are some pics of the piece I'm working on. The new cushions are nearly finished. Now I just need to redo the webbing. These pictures are of the piece before I started.