Unfortunately, close to the skin, does not offer returns. All measurements are given and it is up to you to use them accurately.

Close to the skin is not responsible for lost packages. Tracking numbers are provided, and will keep you up to date on the progress of your shipment.

Please be gentle. To preserve your hides and keep them as soft as you can, please hand wash your hides. With sheepskins you can vacuum, brush, or pick dirt and debris out. Spot cleaning works just well too. Please avoid putting hides into washing machines or submerging them into water. If you’d like to fluff up your wool. Spray with a solution of 1/4 part vinegar, to 3/4 parts water, brush the wool, and throw into the dryer on no heat to allow the debris to fall out.

All products are naturally, hand tanned with fat and oil solutions, smoke, and bark. I use 100% natural methods and ingredients to tan my skins, for the wellness of the earth and for the health of our bodies. All my sheep come from Vermont butcher shops, and my deer are all white tailed deer hunted in Vermont. More about the process can be found on my instagram!

Every fall and winter I gather my hides from local butchers and hunters in Vermont.

Every year thousands upon thousands of animals are killed by cars, becoming road kill. More are hunted, or slaughtered for food. Many of these hides are then composted or put in land fills, rather than used as a resource.

Naturally tanned leather is made of ingredients found in the local ecosystem, and is safe for the producer to handle while giving back compost to the environment.

Commercial leather is not naturally tanned. It is usually made with chromium, a toxic material from the mining industry. These hides are often called ‘chrome tanned’. ‘Veg tanned’, while sounding natural, are chrome tanned hides that are mixed with other substances. Commercial leather is often even in color, and width. This is because the layers of skins are stripped and replaced with formaldehyde’s and plastics to acquire that nice even, commercially appealing look.