Making Leather / Hide Tanning (FREE!)
Fri, Nov 10
|Sharing Den
Learn how to turn raw animal skins into soft, supple leather! We'll be starting from scratch and working all the way through: scraping, fleshing, softening and smoking.


Time & Location
Nov 10, 2023, 9:00 AM – Nov 12, 2023, 5:00 PM
Sharing Den, 111 Sheridan St, Portland, ME 04101, USA
About the event
Animal skins, when properly prepared, provide a strong material that may be used to fashion clothing, containers, cordage, and more. Humans worldwide have been using animal skins as fabric for thousands of years, if not more. Learn to process animal hides into strong leather, which can be used to make durable clothing, shoes, bags and other items that, if properly cared for, will last for several lifetimes.
We'll be scraping, cleaning, wringing, dressing, hand- and frame-softening, and smoking. Everyone can work a hide at various stages in the process. If you'd like to leave with a finished, smoked buckskin, you'll need to attend class on all three days. If you are only able to attend one day, or part of a day, you will be able to garner a basic overview of the process, and practice the pertinent skills. If you want to just stop by, and see what's going…
Tickets
Start To Finish - One Buckskin
This ticket is for all three days of the class. Work hard, and go home with a finished buckskin.
$120.00
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