Rawhide to Leather Series

Deer, Elk and Moose hides are uniquely valuable in producing superior meterial in drums, traditional snowshoe lacing, solid core in knife sheaths, and can even be used as a dry storage option for these hides to be tanned onto buckskin leather at a later time. (only participants registered for all three workshops in teh series will be guided through the entire process from start to finish)

Keeping the art of traditional tanning alive in an increasingly chaotic world has become my passion, that not only reduces waste but also creates something magnificent while honouring a life in the process. Fostering skills that connect us to the finished product, can be handed down through the generations again, if we teach and learn from eachother.

In an immersive, hands on one day workshop with interactive demonstrations on how work rawhide as a versatile material used in many traditional applications such as drums, lacing and more. Deer and Elk hides will be worked from start to finish.

Topics covered will include;

Skinning Technique

Hide handling & prep

Fleshing techniques

Dehairing Techniques (wet & dry)

Frame Construction

Tool Options

Discussion on using rawhide material

Registration is required and space is limited. 

Tanning is a craft that helps you to connect with something even after death, to see the beauty in what it was, what it is and what it will be.