Maggie's Way
Sun, Nov 17
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Basics of Hide Tanning, Sunday November 17th
Join me for another day filled with knowledge about the ancient art of hide tanning! Working with deer hide, bear hide and cow hides we will go through the process and learn an lost skill to turn hides into a beautiful durable material !
Time & Location
Nov 17, 2024, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Maggie's Way, 767 Stanburne Rd, Barss Corner, NS B0R 1A0, Canada
About the event
Join me for basics to Hide Tanning! Â ** THIS IS A BRING YOUR OWN HIDE (if you want) EVENT ! **
Where I will break down the process as we go hands on, step-by-step, start to finish, turning hides into useable material, called buckskin!. As we go through the day you will get the chance to work with hides in various stages of the process. I will provide tips and tricks that will help you through your hide tanning journey, saving you time and some trial and error learning. We will learn the brain tanning and egg yoke tanning methods, as they are similar in process with slightly different results. They are the most used methods, but I will also talk about some other methods that are available to learn about. As we go along the day you will get to see how the deer skin acts in different stages,…
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