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I'm looking for recomendations on a place to buy suede or thin leather of the sort that a pair of old fashioned ladies gloves would be made out of...

After years of trying, I finally learned how to juggle (as in a couple of hours ago hehe) and I'm interested in making my own juggling balls. I have some friends who are very into this so I've had a chance to use a bunch of different types, but the kind I want cost about $11 or more each and don't come in the colors I want. I'm hoping I can make them for less than this or at least make them in the color I want for not too much more than this :)
I have never bought leather in my life though and have no idea where to try and buy it or what to search for. Ideally, I'd like them to be made out of light colored (white, tan, whatever) very thin flexible leather. The only places I've ever really encountered leather like this are in juggling balls and in old fashined ladies dress gloves. What is ths kind of leather called? and where could I get it?

a link to the balls I am sort of trying to mimic is here: http://www.higginsbrothers.com/buyelite.htm
the only difference is that, in a perfect world, I would prefer that glove-like leather to suede. and I want them to be a solid color.