In article , Mary Fisher
writes

"MC Emily" wrote in message
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"Mary Fisher" wrote

I now have the details of the place that's going to do my skins. It's
called Organic Sheepskins and you can visit them at
www.organicsheepskins.co.uk As you thought, they don't descibe the
process
but do say that they use a tannin from Mimosa trees grown in South Africa,

Oh! That's really helpful :-)))))))

I thought tanning had to do with urine - that's why tanners were
generally shunned and regarded as rather low class.

And wasn't Michael Palin commenting on the smell of the tanners yards on
his way across the Sahara?

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/