Make Your Own Beaver Musher Mittens (4 Session Class)

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𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 4𝘁𝗵 - 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 7𝘁𝗵, 2025
6:00 𝗣𝗠 - 9:00 𝗣𝗠
𝗧𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: $168 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀: $153


Take home a little piece of Ely out-door culture by sewing your very own pair of beaver-fur musher mittens! Beaver fur is one of the warmest and sturdiest natural materials for making traditional winter accessories.

Highlights of the class include:
• Walking through every step from start to finish to make your personnel fur gauntlets, including the liner!
• Learn to draw your own patterns to fit your hand and forearm.
• Work with fur trapped locally in Northern Minnesota.
• Gain hands on experience sewing fur, wool, and leather.

While sewing their mittens, students will learn about the history of fur trade in North America and the science and art of working with wild fur. Special attention will be given to how to work with traditional leathers (moose, deer, or reindeer) and furs (fox, beaver, and otter) that are found in both Northern Europe and North America. 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻, 𝘀𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀.
The class is a great introduction to sewing and working with natural materials and provides useful applications for future projects!

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A $150 materials fee covers leather and fur for one hat, wool for the liner, leather cutter’s needle, thread, pattern, instructional handout, and other necessary supplies. Students are also encouraged to bring preferred ergonomic sewing tools as sewing leather and fur may be more difficult than sewing cloth.

You may also like the following events from Ely Folk School:

• This Thursday, 18th September, 06:00 pm, Backyard Herbalism Club Meeting in Ely
• This Friday, 19th September, 06:00 pm, Craft Your Own Wooden Paddle in Ely
• Next Wednesday, 24th September, 05:00 pm, Soap Making from Scratch in Ely

Also check out other Workshops in Ely, Arts events in Ely.