Mineral-tanned Furs

Click the link above to be taken to printable notes on tanning any fur-on hide in the mineral-tan method. There are side notes for scaling up or down (i.e. bigger or smaller hides).

While all hides can be tanned in every natural hide tanning methods, some methods have more affinity for certain species of hides than others. We love mineral-tanning for sheepskins. Alum helps repel moisture from the tanned (“tawed”) leather and stabilizes the wool or hair in the hide.