Well, my Filly strop has gone missing, and last week i had prom, and i had a 8 day hair growth. My blade was not dramatically dull, i just wanted to get a clean, rash free shave. So i searched around my house, and i grabbed two articles of clothing my old winter leather jacket, and my work jeans. These seemed perfect, because they are soft, but rough at the same time, so it would not damaged the blade and still do the work of a strop. I did a few passes on my jeans, then when to the leather, showered, lathered and shaved. Its not as good as a real strop, but it did the work.