What We Teach

Beginner Friendly

These workshops are perfect for people trying their first hide tanning experience. It is a beginner class in the sense that it provides comprehensive, foundational knowledge and experience. What you learn here carries down the road into Advanced Braintanning as well as Tannic Tanning.

Advanced Courses

Repeat attendance allows for a deep dive into the many variables of braintanning, offering a choose-your-own-adventure structure depending on your needs, interests and desired outcome.

Buckskin is an ancient textile made from the hide of animals. The hair and external layers of the skin are removed then emulsified fats are applied to turn a raw, perishable skin into something wonderfully soft, supple and durable.

Braintanned Buckskin

Beginner Workshops

Perfect for hunters, trappers or farmers wanting to preserve a cherished hide with the hair on.

Advanced

Explore more variables of tanning and fine-tune your process in this choose-your-own-adventure structure depending on your needs, interests and desired outcome.

Tannic tanning or vegetable tanning is another ancient process that using plant materials to magically stabilize and preserve the hair and skin structure of animal hides.

Tannic Tanned Furs