7 Dec - 8 Dec
9:30am - 4:00pm
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- two day (Sat & Sun) workshop
- *$100 per participant
- All materials included
*Thank you to Canadian Western Bank for supporting workshop costs this year
FULL! Second weekend will run in Jan - dates coming soon! Join Métis artist Elissa Brown for this upcoming workshop! Saturday and Sunday
WORKSHOP IS FULL! 🙂
There will be a second workshop in January – dates coming soon!
This workshop is for all levels
Two Day workshop!
Saturday, December 7th & Sunday, December 8th
9:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. each day
Stay warm this season with your own cozy hand made traditional wool gauntlet mittens!
Join Métis artist and facilitator Elissa Brown for this two day workshop as she shares some teachings on how to create your own beautiful personalized pair of mittens.
Some of the goals for this workshop:
– learn how to cut and prep fur for trim
– learn different methods for how to stitch together wool, fleece lining, fur trim, and add individual details
– and to finish your project by the end of the workshop weekend!
*We will provide all materials as part of your registration*
If you want to bring your own beaded pieces that you’ve finished at home to add for personalized details, feel free! Recommended size 1″x1″
- Free parking and admission to the site, trails, and exhibits are included in the cost!
- Coffee, tea, water, and bannock will be provided as refreshments each day.
- Our restaurant will be open 11-4; Gift Shop 10-4; and rest of the site 9:30-5
- See all daily programs happening that same weekend here!
Thank you to our workshop sponsor this year, Canadian Western Bank, for supporting Indigenous Artists! Also for allowing us to host members of the Saskatoon Survivors Circle for each workshop, focusing onTruth and Reconciliation in Action.
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Elissa Brown
Elissa is a mother, artist, learner, teacher, and hide tanner, using traditional brain/smoke tan methods. A proud member of the Saskatchewan Métis Nation, she is passionate about facilitating opportunities that support reclaiming traditional knowledge.
“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.”
