I did up a swatch on some 13 oz vegetable tanned leather I got from a large online leather retailer (rhymes with Candy). Figured I would share my swatch so not everyone has to go through this nonsense.
I foresee fancy designs lasered into armour bits in our future! Thighs might be too big to fit, but shoulders, forearms, shins, and hands should all fit with no real issues. Hmmmmm