by anacrow | May 5, 2020 | Ancestral Skills, Hide Tanning, Visual Arts & Photography
Hi friends! Have you ever wondered how fleshing a sheepskin looks like? Neither most people 😄 HOWEVER, if you got curious, today is your lucky day 'cause I'm sharing an overview of the process for anyone interested in learning more about it! I am not a super...
by anacrow | Mar 13, 2020 | Ancestral Skills, Felting & Wool Crafts, Hide Tanning, Kierikki Stone Age Centre, Leathercraft, Stone Age
Hello dear friends! I really hope all is well with you 😊 In this post, I will continue to share about the Stone Age Winter Experiment I was so lucky to be part of, which happened last month at the Kierikki Stone Age Centre in Yli-Ii, Finland. Today, I'll focus on my...
by anacrow | Jan 4, 2020 | Ancestral Skills, Hide Tanning, Sheepskins
Hide Tanning is sacred work From a skin that was about to decompose, I transform it into a skin that can live again for many years to come. It can clothe us, protect us from the weather, keep us warm, hold our belongings, and so much more. And it's biodegradable....
by anacrow | Jan 4, 2020 | Ancestral Skills, Hide Tanning, Sheepskins
Curtume de Peles é trabalho sagrado De uma pele prestes a se decompor, eu transformo-a em algo que pode viver novamente por muitos anos. Pode vestir-nos, proteger-nos do clima, manter-nos quentes, levar os nossos pertences, e muito mais. E é biodegradável....
by anacrow | Jun 4, 2019 | Animism, Bioregional Animism, Hide Tanning, Musings
Imagine yourself travelling through a dense and ancient Forest. Trees whisper between them, Boulders observe you. You can see tracks in the Mud and on the Tree trunks. Silently, you move along the trail, barefoot. Finally, you find a dry spot to spend the night. You...
by anacrow | May 7, 2019 | Ancestral Skills, Hide Tanning
There's something so special about this transformation... from a skin that is about to decompose to the same skin that can cover and protect my body from the elements, allow me to sleep warm and comfortable under the stars, or even carry my tools and belongings. To my...
by anacrow | Apr 18, 2019 | Ancestral Skills, Hide Tanning
This week, my dad and I salvaged 11 sheepskins that were going to be thrown away. We salted and stored them. I hope to start tanning them next week! I also built a rack with wood we found in my grandma's land, hopefully it will hold the tension. I'm pretty excited...
by anacrow | Feb 12, 2019 | Ancestral Skills, Hide Tanning, Leathercraft
This reindeer leather bag is so so special to me. I tanned the hide and then made the bag, all with my own hands. It took me a very long time to make it. The hide was tanned with willow bark. The straps have bits of a hide we brain tanned together as a group, which I...
by anacrow | Feb 6, 2019 | Ancestral Skills, Fish Skin Tanning, Hide Tanning
For the curious ones, here are the tanned fish skins! ^^ I think they came out well eheh The first image shows a skin which belonged to a fish called "Dentão" (I haven't found the Latin or English name yet). I tanned four of these. The second belonged to a Salmon. The...
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