Join co-instructors Kelly Moody and Callan Burton-Shore to learn how to naturally tan a sheepskin using the traditional smoke-tanning method. Over the course of 3-days, each student will tan their own sheepskin using a few tools, eggs, wood smoke and their own hands! The skills covered in this class also apply to many other kinds of animal hides and types of tanning, so this is a great class to take no matter how much experience you have.

What You’ll Learn

• History + various cultural traditions of tanning around the world

• How to source + store hides

• How to remove flesh and membrane from a hide

• How to egg/ dress a sheepskin with emulsified oil

• How to soften a sheepskin in a frame

• How to smoke a hide

• The difference between smoke-tanning + bark-tanning

• The difference between fur-on pelts, leather, rawhide, and buckskin

• Basic hide sewing techniques

• Much more!

About the Instructors:

Between the two, Kelly Moody and Callan Burton-Shore have over 18 years experience tanning hides. They originally became friends because of their shared (though not overlapping) history living in the same cob cottage outside of Asheville, NC. Both are excited to bring their own unique perspectives and experiences of hide tanning into teaching this class together!

Read more about them: About Callan + About Kelly

Location:

We will gather near the of Paonia, Colorado. Specific location to be announced soon.

Camping is included in the workshop price. Food is not included, but there will be a simple outdoor kitchen set up for students to use. (we may change this and add a food option, stay tuned)

Important Notes:

• Food will not be provided as a part of this class. Whether or not you are camping, you will need to bring your own food for every meal. More details on our primitive kitchen set up will be shared via email after signing up. Paonia has some great local restaurants and grocery stores as well as lodging opportunities, if you do not want to camp. (We may add a food option, stay tuned!)

• This is a physically demanding class. You will be standing and using your arms A LOT. As instructors, we love finding creative ways to accommodate people’s differing bodies and abilities but please reach out before signing up if you have questions about your ability to take this class.

Payment

• Payment plans available. You can pay for the class in payments through Klarna when you go to check out. It is one of the last things you click when you do. It seems to work best when you check out on your desktop.

• Refund Policy: Due to the nature of this class, refunds will not be issued after August 7th.

  We will issue refunds to folks canceling before this date.

Scholarships

• We will offer 1-2 partial scholarship spots for folks who cannot afford the class. You will pay half and offer something for trade as the other half. This is an opportunity to get creative! Email me at kelly@ofsedgeandsalt.com or Callan at callanshore@gmail.com to inquire about scholarship spots. Once we confirm it is a good fit, you’ll get a discount code from us to use to check out and claim your spot.

There is a sign up page for this same class on Callan’s webpage. It is the same class and whether you sign up there or on this page, it will hold your spot for this class. (We listed it on both for visibility reasons)