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Fish Skin Tanning Workshop

  • Cordova Center- Lower Atrium 601 1st St Cordova, AK (map)

This workshop taught by Shane Shepherd will introduce the techniques and materials used in bark and tea tanning of fish skin to create leather. Participants will learn about gathering materials, skin preparation, tanning, and softening, and will receive resources for exploring the process further. Examples of salmon leather at various stages will be on display, along with a live demonstration of scaling and scraping a salmon skin.

Earlier Event: September 21
Sunset Needle Felted Scene Workshop
Later Event: September 21
Shroomy Stretch Sesh with Aviva