Willeke
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Again I agree with Matthias. So let me start with adding a list with places to look for string and leather.
Start looking in the storage in your own house, old bags and shoes for leather and string, on top of that you can use a lot of normal household things as source of string if you braid of twist it.
Second hand markets, they can be called: carboot sales, garage sales vilage fairs or church does. (The kind where people sell everything and have to pay little or nothing for their stand are the best to go first.) Look for all the above as well as 'raw' materials.
Charity shops, second hand goods shops and alike, if they repair the goods before selling you may be able to get hold of good leather from damaged furniture.
Shops selling remainders: $shops, everything 1 pound, eporium, action......
Building markets, DIY shops and hardware stores, (mainly for string, but the real big ones sometimes have leather as well,)
Super markets and hyper markets. All around the world those sell more than you expect even when you do your dayly shopping there.
Shoe repair shops, the kind that repair in the shop and sell shoelaces (strings) as well, often they do bigger repairs on leather too.
Specialists shops like sadlers, yacht shops, ship-chandlers and fishing shops, look for the kind where they make things or sell the components rather than the ready made things.
Craft stores and outdoor activity shops, they should have the best selection but they always have the highest prices too.
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If it is a small shop, talk with the owner, if it is part of a big chain, talk with the person doing the ordering for the shop to ask if they can order something especially for you.
In most of the above you can find balls, marbles and often small rocks too or bake your own ammo.
Willeke
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