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Gifts of the Porcupine: A Quillwork Intensive   

This one day intensive is designed to introduce students to the art of quilling as we honor the porcupine. Using porcupine quills, students will learn to sew them onto home-tanned moose hide. We will focus on the zig-zag technique. We will make a small leather pouch. By the end of the day, students will have learned how to harvest a porcupine, how to dye the quills and how to sew quills onto leather. We will cover how to safely use the quills and how to continue the practice using a bundle of tools and porcupine quills for further exploration. Porcupine quills have been used by Anishinaabeg and many other Indigenous nations as a traditional material to create. Students aged 16+ may register for this course independently.

Required Tools

  • A tool/quill bundle will be provided for each participant.
  • This class involves hand sewing. Please bring eye magnification if you need it.
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