Victoria
Sun-drying mulberries on buckskin/tallow candles in 90s degree heat/ Bloodroot for armpit fungus
June is mulberry (Morus alba) season here in the Mid-Atlantic and the upper parts of the Southeast. At hide camp here near Esmont,...
LYRRA MAGDA
re-membering our relationships to the natural world
2022 Fall Plant Walk Schedule
Oct 8 (Saturday) 12pm- 4pm, w/ Lyrra Magda & Calyx Liddick @ Parkville, MD
Oct 23 (Sunday) 12pm- 4pm, w/ Lyrra Magda @ Scottsville, VA
Nov 5 (Saturday) 12pm- 4pm, w/ Lyrra Magda & Calyx Liddick @ Kingsville, MD
Nov 19 (Saturday) 12pm- 4pm, w/ Lyrra Magda @ Charlottesville, VA
2022 FALL FIBER SERIES
w/ Louise Wheatley & Lyrra Magda
9am- 5pm
Joppa, Maryland
Spindle Making & Spinning - 3-day class, Sundays, Oct 2, 9, 16
Dogbane 1: Processing - 1-day class* Sat, Oct 29
Dogbane 2: Twined Baskets - 1-day class* Sun, Oct 30
Yucca - 1-day class , Sun, Nov 6
Nettles - 1-day class* Sun, Nov 13
Dismember December
Butchering & Tanning Camp
Month-long
2022
Esmont, Virginia
We are at full capacity & unable to accommodate any more inquiries about this camp.
Thank you for you understanding.
Want troubleshooting with tanning a hide?
Get personalized help over the phone.
$20 for 1/2 hr
On these topics:
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vegetable tanning grain-on leather (bark tanning)
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vegetable tanning small fur hides or large hair-on hides
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vegetable tanning grain-off suede
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braintanned (egg tanned) buckskin
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grain-on buckskin
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braintanning furs
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combination tanned hides
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rawhide
For these animals:
white tail deer, fox, coon, possum, squirrel, coyote, domestic rabbit, sheep (hair off), other small mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians
*Lyrra cannot offer adequate advice on cow hides, beaver, extra large ruminants (like bison, moose, elk, etc.), & braintanning wool sheep hides.
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