Sewing Buckskin Pouches w/ Rain Hall
January 24, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
About the Workshop: Sewing Buckskin Pouches
Ever wonder what buckskin is and how it’s made? Buckskin has been used for centuries to craft beautiful and durable garments as well as functional useful gear that is built to last. In this hands-on workshop with longtime instructor and dedicated craftsperson Rain Hall, you’ll learn the essentials of working with soft, durable buckskin while creating your very own handmade pouch to take home. Like carving a spoon in woodworking, sewing a buckskin bag is a foundational skill, one that builds both confidence and creativity.
Together we’ll explore:
- The how’s, why’s, and what’s of buckskin, including pro tips!
- Basic patterning skills and how they apply to hide sewing
- Cutting thong for lacing
- Using an awl and a special threaded needle
- Essential stitches, including running, whip, and X stitch
Each participant will leave with a one-of-a-kind buckskin hip / belt pouch or tiny treasure bag, crafted from naturally tanned deer hide in a range of beautiful shades and textures. Along the way, you’ll gain the skills to continue working with hides, plus the confidence to cut, lace, and stitch your own creations.
Beyond the techniques, this workshop offers the chance to slow down, use your hands, and connect: with each other, yourself, and the natural world. Rain brings a spirit of wild freedom and uninhibited creativity to the process, encouraging each pouch to reflect its maker. The joy of watching your project come together is matched only by the satisfaction of leaving with something that you’ve crafted with your own two hands.
This class will be held indoors on Saturday, January 24th, 2026, from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm in Asheville, NC.
This class is suitable for all skills levels! The minimum age is 13 accompanied by an adult or 16 unaccompanied. Moderate hand strength and dexterity is needed for this class.
About the Instructor: Rain Hall
Rain Hall is a homesteader and feral child wrangler nestled in the heart of Piedmont, NC. Some years ago she was taken with what we call ” Hide Fever ” and has been tanning deerskins into buckskins ever since. For Rain, hide fever spread into a love for creative buckskin sewing, crafts, and garments. Her favorite way of connecting with her ancestors and the spirits that be are processing animals for meat and hides, tanning hides, picking berries, and tending the little wild ones as one tends a small delicate fire.
Equitable Pricing Model $155 – $95
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In order to make our workshops more accessible, we offer two price options for each class, with an additional Equity Discount for qualifying individuals. Please consider these options and select your price at checkout.
- Sponsor Price $155: For those who have enough to share, thank you for being a Sponsor. This is an opportunity to contribute towards the cost of the class for someone else.
- Standard Price $125: The Standard reflects one person’s share of what it costs to produce the class and cover basic expenses.
- Equity Discount $95: We offer an additional Equity Discount for those from the following communities who support reparations and/or an equitable redistribution of wealth and would not have access to this workshop without this discount:
- Indigenous or Native American, Black, Latino/a/x
- Other peoples of the global majority, or racialized communities
- Ethnicities underrepresented in the Southeastern earthskills community
Thank you for helping transform the world into a culture of abundance, resilience, and opportunity for all.
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Class Price includes all Materials for the Class
Registration closes at 8am on January 24th
