OUR HIDE TANNING courses

Below is a list of the hide tanning courses we offer

To see upcoming in-person courses on Vancouver Island, go here.

To see our next cohort of the online Hide Club program, go here.

To request a private hide course or 1:1 mentorship, go here.

WHITE Buckskin (CHAMOIS CLOTH)

Course Length:

  • 2 days

White Buckskin is….

Rawhide

Course Length:

  • 2 days

  • Best to space each day 1 week apart

Rawhide is…

BARK-TANNED FISHSKIN LEATHER

Course Length:

  • 2 days, spaced two weeks apart

Fishskin leather is….

Mineral-Tan RABBIT LEATHER

Course Length:

  • 2 days, spaced two weeks aprt

Rabbit leather is…

Smoke-tanned Buckskin

Course Length:

  • 3 days for small + thin hides

  • 4 days for large to XL hides

Buckskin is….

MINERAL-TAN Sheepskin Rug

Course Length:

  • 3 days for small + thin hides

  • 4 days for large to XL hides

Mineral-tan Sheepskin Rug is….

BARK-tanned SHEEPSKIN RUG

Course Length:

  • 3 days

  • Two consecutive days + wait 2 weeks, then 1 finishing day

Bark-tanned sheepskin rug is….

BARK-TANNED LEATHER

Course Length:

  • 3 days for small + thin hides

  • 4 days for large to XL hides

Mineral-tan Sheepskin Rug is….

COMBINATION-TAN SHEEPSKIN RUG

Course Length:

  • 5 days

Combination-tan sheepskin rug is Smoke-tanning + Mineral-tanning

COMBINATION-TAN LEATHER

Course Length:

  • 5 days

Combination-tan leather is Smoke-tanning + Mineral-tanning

CUSTOM HIDES

Custom hides are for courses in which you provide the hides. We work with + can teach you to tan Bear, Buffalo, Elk, Raccoon, Mountain Goat, Mountain Sheep, and Seal.

Any hides that you provide need to be sourced with appropriate permits, such as a hunting tag, trapper’s licence, or permit to cull. We only teach Buffalo and Sealskin tanning to members of Indigenous communities.

We do not work with deer or sheep skins provided by organizations, as we prefer to work with our own hides. Once you learn how to tan, you’ll see why!