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How to Get Leather

Cows are the answer. Here's the rest.

Leather surrounded by rabbit hide, a book, an item frame and leather horse armour on hay bales
Quick answer
  • Cows drop 0 to 2 leather and are the best source.
  • Craft 4 Rabbit hide into 1 leather.
  • Horses, llamas and hoglins drop leather too.

Leather makes books, which you need for bookshelves and enchanting. You'll want a lot of it.

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Every source

SourceLeather
Cow or mooshroom0 to 2
Horse, donkey or mule0 to 2
Llama0 to 2
Hoglin0 to 1
4 rabbit hide1
FishingRare junk catch

Cow farm

  1. Get 2 cows into a pen with wheat.
  2. Breed them every 5 minutes.
  3. Kill adults when the pen is full. Keep 2 back.
LootingA Looting sword gives more leather per cow.

What it's for

  • Book: 3 paper + 1 leather.
  • Item frame: 8 sticks + 1 leather.
  • Leather armour and horse armour.
  • Bundles.

Cheat sheet

  • Cows: 0 to 2
  • 4 rabbit hide for 1 leather
  • Breed cows every 5 minutes
  • Books need 1 leather each

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