Just started crafting
you have to refine 2 Rawhide Leather Sections to make one stretched leather square, the rawhide leather sections can be gained from salvaging low level leather items such as medium armour or leather salvage items (occasionally from other items too), from certain creatures (boars, bears etc), bags dropped by certain enemies (bandits, centaurs etc)
For wayfairer foothills I think the best chances would be killing sons of svanir for tiny icy bags that have a chance to contain the rawhide. Possibly grawl as well.
Or, buy them on the tp!