Sheepskin Hide Tanning

August 7-9, 2026 | North Saanich, Vancouver Island, BC

Turn a sheep hide into your own sheepskin rug.

Be changed by the process of hide tanning.

You will work hard. You will be on the land at a quiet rural farm. And you’ll go home with your own sheepskin rug - tanned by your hands.

Our multi-day hide courses are for anyone who wants to challenge themselves, be outdoors, and take home an incredibly deep reward.

That reward is your sheepskin rug - but it’s also every micro-skill you learn along the way and the gentle nervous system reset that hide tanning provides.

‍ ‍Investment: $489 CAD

Payable in 1 or 3 payments.

ONE SPOT LEFT - GET IT HERE

Hide Tanning is a Land-based skill

It’s also an embodiment practice.

We need hide tanning now more than ever.

And luckily, hide tanning has never been more accessible.

Here’s how:

In this course, you drop into a ready-made hide tanned naturally for you, a process that takes 2 weeks
You put the finishing touches to the sheepskin rug over two days
You also start the next batch of sheep hides from start, learning every step of the tanning process
What takes two weeks → you accomplish in three days, able to re-create the process at home

The Details

📍 Location: North Saanich, W̱SÁNEĆ Peninsula, BC

📅 Dates: Friday to Sunday, August 7-9, 2026

⏰ Schedule: 1pm start time Friday. 11am start time Sat-Sun. 4pm close each day.

💰 Investment:$489

⛺ Camping available -> book your spot at our farm here

All our hides are ethically sourced + re-routed from waste streams to co-create a resilient fibreshed.
All materials, tools, and equipment are provided.
$10 of your course investment goes toward the W̱SÁNEĆ Lands Trust to support Indigenous land-back. This donation is made during their annual holiday fundraising drive.

What You’ll Gain from this course:

✔️ Transform a local farm-raised sheep hide into a plush + functional, leather sheepskin rug

✔️ Learn a time-honoured, land-based skill

✔️ Build physical strength + endurance

✔️ Leave with a finished sheepskin - made ethically by your hands

Words from our hide tanning students

“I tried tanning on my own and never understood it. After coming to one of the hide courses, I understand the process, and what went wrong with my previous attempts.”

Dallas

“Mara’s gentle guidance made me feel at home in hide camp.”

Tahlia

“I tanned my first hide with Fern + Roe. I didn’t know how much depth there would be in the course, beyond just the hide tanning itself. I highly recommend if you’re looking for a serious retreat/getaway.”

Skylar

The Hide Tanning Process

.Day One:‍ ‍

Choose your sheepskin. Find the one that calls to you.
Learn to work with a traditional hide frame; weave the hide into the frame
Use scrapers + dowels to begin drying the leather

Day Two:

Learn the science of bark-tanning, our hide tanning methods for this course
Soften your sheepskin leather with softening + dry-scraping tools

Day Three:

Comb + pumice the finished sheepskin leather rug

FAQs

Anneth Farm in North Saanich, BC can be reach by:
Ferry
- BC Ferries, Tsawassen to Swartz Bay
- Mill Bay ferry, Mill Bay to Brentwood Bay
- BlackBall ferry, Port Angeles to Victoria
- Clipper ferry, Seattle to Victoria
Plane
- Commercial jet to YYJ
- Float plane to Patricia Bay or downtown Victoria (Inner Harbour)
We are 35 minutes north of Victoria, BC
Yes, we welcome everyone to camp at Anneth Farm. It is $24/night.
In addition, we have indoor accommodations available that change by season. For this course, you are welcome to book a private Farmhouse room for $150/night. Email us to enquire.
11am to 4:00pm

Sheepskin Hide Tanning