7 Feb - 8 Feb
10:00am - 4:00pm
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Location: Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Dates: Saturday, February 7 & Sunday, February 8, 2026
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. each day
Age Group: Ages 16+
Cost: $150
Learn how to make wool gauntlet mittens with Métis artist and hide maker Elissa Brown.
This workshop is now FULL.
Join Métis artist and hide maker Elissa Brown as she teaches you how to make wool gauntlet mittens. During this 2-day workshop, you will learn the skills to make gauntlet style mitts, including hand sewing techniques and working with furs and hides.
Participants must be able to attend both days of the workshop to register.
Basic hand sewing skills are needed for this workshop, and all materials will be provided.
The workshop fee covers:
- Your participation fee and the cost of materials for your mitts
- Parking for the day and admission to Wanuskewin
- This includes access to our weekend public programming, which you can see here
- The Restaurant will be open 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and the Gift Shop will be open 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Refreshments (coffee, tea, and water)
Note: If you are registering more than one workshop participant, you will have to complete the first transaction and then you can go back to this event page and register the other participant(s).
Elissa Brown
Elissa Brown is a Métis artist who uses traditional skills to express her art and share her teachings with community. Strengthening her connection to the land, she works with hides, fish skin, quills, tufting and beadwork. She has been part of many community art exhibitions, including MAAMAWI: A community collaboration and the Mann Art Gallery Winter Festival, and was awarded the 2024 Dana Wareing Popescule Memorial Award for her piece “Listening to the Spirits.” She has done many youth projects, in schools, and supports the growth and education of the community through workshops and facilitation. She is honoured to have shared her passions with so many through her collaboration and partnerships with Wanuskewin, Crafting Kinship, White Buffalo Youth Lodge, Saskatoon Survivors Circle, schools, communities and being the “Honourary Auntie” for 7th Fire Singers.
Elissa is a proud member of the Métis nation of Saskatchewan and does much of her work in and around Saskatoon. Much of her work is to carry forward teachings and traditional practices, especially for youth. She is a mother, hide maker, teacher, artist and support for many in her life. She loves helping her community, creating safe spaces, connecting with nature and being out on the land. Elissa will be showcasing her art at Wanuskewin Heritage Park through the Olivia & Greg Yuel Artist-in-Residence Program during the Summer of 2026.
“For me hide tanning is JOY. It is a healing and transformative practice that deepens my connection to my spirit, my ancestors and the land. Hides are one of my greatest teachers.”
