EartHand Gleaners Society

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EartHand Gleaners Society

Category: Workshops

  • Fibre Blending Research Guild – FULL

    …from the wild and woolly to the tamed or grown 6 sessions, Mondays 6:30-9pm October 16-November 20 @ Maclean Park Fieldhouse, 710 Keefer St, Vancouver $125 Sorry, class filled! Max 10 Looking at clothing labels often shows that our contemporary clothes are blends of various fibres. And, we have likely been wearing blended fibre combinations…

  • Salmon Leather 2017

    Making leather from fish skins has been done in cultures all over the world, from Asia to Europe to Turtle Island; it was done commercially in Europe and North America during hard times in the early 20th Century, and is now practiced by small tanneries in Europe and Australia serving the artisanal and luxury goods…

  • Sheep Skin Tanning – FULL

    Sheep skin tanning workshop with Crow’s Nest Wildcraft, hosted by Laurica Farm and Fraser Common Farm, Aldergrove

  • Everett Crowley Weavers Group

    2018 3 Sessions, Wednesday nights 6-9pm January 10, February 14, March 14 Champlain Heights Community Centre Lounge $53.33 Registration is through the City of Vancouver online registration portal, activity 146794, or by calling Champlain Heights Community Centre at 604-718-6575 We are excited to announce EartHand’s partnership with Champlain Heights Community Centre and Vancouver Park Stewards in…

  • Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

    Cold raw skin… icky, slimy, smelly. But warmed with careful hands and a heartfelt gratitude for the animals’ lives, and for the heritage and wisdom of our ancestors and those who shared their knowledge with us, that same flesh is both transformed, and transformative. Thanks to Karen for providing us with the fish skins, waste from a…

  • Linen Growers Club 2017

    Linen Growers Club SOLD OUT First Tuesday of the month from March through September, 6-8pm Register online through Homestead Junction Do you have an interest in gardening or textiles? EartHand Gleaners Society is thrilled to partner with Homestead Junction for the Linen Growers Club. A chance to grow your own small flax crop for linen,…

  • FORAGE: A Seasonal Fibre Series 2017

    A free series of monthly workshops introducing local fibres and how to harvest and prepare them, and basic weaving and spinning skills

  • Natural Dyers’ Co-operative Garden

    A co-op dye garden for natural dyers in Vancouver, BC

  • January Winter Willows 2017

    This January we’ll be hosting two opportunities to learn about tending and working with the extraordinary SALIX (willow) family: 1/ WOVEN ARCH WORKPARTY! All are Welcome Bring a snack to share and a cup for tea. Help bring in the  Willow crop at MOP. Learn about  coppicing methods for annual harvests,  rose twist knots for bundling,…