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BEAVER SKIN TANNING & HAT SEWING 2026
Thu 13 Aug
|Wild Walk Bushcraft - Northern Ireland
Glenarm, Ballymena, Northern Ireland This workshop will teach you how to tan North American beaver furs using a combination of wet and dry scraping, followed by fat-tanning methods. You'll also learn to create a custom hat pattern and stitch the pieces together. Price: £450
Time & Location
13 Aug 2026, 09:00 – 16 Aug 2026, 17:00
Wild Walk Bushcraft - Northern Ireland, Glenarm, Ballymena BT42 2AY, UK
About the event
Before the advent of modern tanning agents, humans were turning raw skin into usable leather products using very basic techniques and materials. Come learn to produce incredibly soft, strong, and durable leather from raw animal skin using humankind’s earliest tanning technologies! We will utilise materials readily available in the surrounding environment as we walk through the steps of this transformation. You will learn the progression of this process from raw skin right through to sewing a beautiful, finished fur hat!
Days 1 and 2: This workshop will focus on tanning Beaver furs using a combination of wet scrape and dry scraping techniques. We will tan beautiful North American Beaver furs utilizing a variety of fat tanning methods, which employ Lecithin and oil as the dressing agent. Whilst not for the squeamish, the final product is worth the work!
The class will cover rehydrating dried furs, de-fleshing, thinning out thick areas in…
Tickets
Beaver Skin Tanning
Wild Walk Bushcraft, Northern Ireland
£450.00
+£11.25 ticket service fee
Total
£0.00
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