Rabbit Fur Shirt & Syrian Dresses (a primer to traditional garment construction)
Here's an overview of methods of traditional garment construction using naturally tanned leather and furs
food, fiber, & medicine plants
of the Mid-Atlantic Piedmont
a 3-month mentorship
Spring 2020, Baltimore County, MD
Want troubleshooting with tanning a hide?
Get personalized help over the phone.
$20 for 1/2 hr
On these topics:
vegetable tanning grain-on leather (bark tanning)
vegetable tanning small fur hides or large hair-on hides
vegetable tanning grain-off suede
braintanned (egg tanned) buckskin
grain-on buckskin
braintanning furs
combination tanned hides
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.
a worship of tallows & lards for cooking, candles, & more
wild fiber & soap
Sunday, April 12
12pm- 4:30pm
OHerbals Apothecary, Baltimore, MD
A 1-Day Immersion for Beginners
Sunday, April 19
9am- 4pm
OHerbals Apothecary, Baltimore MD
A workshop about old skills in a modern world