Using the Whole Animal 12th/13th/14th August 2022 (start 10am Friday / finish 4pm Sun)
*MAXIMUM NUMBER FOR THIS COURSE IS 10*
The tutor for this course is Dr. Theresa Emmerich Kamper who has over 30 years of experience in prehistoric skin tanning and is an internationally recognised traditional living skills specialist. She recently made it to the finalists in the outdoor survival series 'Alone'.
Have you ever wondered what happens to the parts of an animal which do not make it onto your supermarket store shelves?
This course covers some options for using those parts! The course aims to introduce you to what parts are useful for what products and how to preserve those parts until they can be used.
Multiple levels of technologies from stone to steel will be covered!
some examples of what we will be covering in the course are as follows:
Organs: Removing, sorting and cleaning the edible organs as well as the utilitarian ones such as brains for tanning the skin, the bladder for water bags and intestines for thread.
Skin: Removing the skin, deflecting and preserving the skin for later and the making of hide glue.
Meat: Removing the meat, what cuts are best suited to different uses. How to debone, make roasts, jerky and soup meat. Basic meat preservation.
Fat: How to render fat to preserve it.
Bones: How to separate joints, bones as food, how to make tools from bones such as skin processing tools, awls, needles, fish hooks, jewellery, harpoon and arrow points.
Sinew: How to remove, clean and preserve both backstop and leg sinew and how to later process it for fibre for sewing, bowstrings, hafting, bow backing etc.
Hooves: How to process the hooves for decorative items and for hoof glue.
Antlers: If antlers are present how to remove them and a discussion on how best to work with antler.
The course will be three full days which allows us to cover a wide range of introductory subjects but will not allow for the completion of finished projects. The course will evolve based on time, weather and participant interest!
Accommodation is not included but if required it is available within the local area, some suggestions can be found on our 'local accommodation' page - please arrange this yourself. Refreshments are provided on the day but not lunches.
IF YOU INTEND TO CAMP AT BERRYCROFT HUB PLEASE CONTACT US TO BOOK YOUR PITCH. ADDITIONAL COST OF £12 per NIGHT. COURSE ATTENDEES ONLY AND NO PETS.
Toilet and classroom all easily accessible from the car park.
*Please bring a packed lunch, own drinking vessel and face mask*.
Attendees must be over 16.
- Please read our Covid19 / CORONA VIRUS INFORMATION before attending.