“Timeless Trades” Workshop Series: Handcraft Your Own Pair of Moccasins, Leggings or Both!

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Historical shoemaker Matt Schlicksup leads an extraordinary workshop for attendees to handcraft their own pair of authentic, custom-fitted buckskin moccasins, leggings, or both!

All materials and instruction are provided with the registration fee.

Mr. Schlicksup, an archaeologist, and historian of colonial footwear who practices early American cobbling for a living will also provide a brief presentation on the research behind recreating these unique items of Indian dress.

Participants will have a rare and exclusive opportunity to examine a moccasin from the 1700s discovered at Fort Ligonier during archaeological field work in the 1960s at Fort Ligonier’s Collections Storage Room.

This incredible workshop is limited to 8 participants.

If you would like to complete moccasins and leggings please purchase two tickets! One for the moccasin and then one for the leggings. 

There will be a 30-minute lunch break. Participants are welcome to bring a brown bag lunch or make a quick lunch stop at one of Ligonier’s dining establishments.