![]() ![]() *New referrals only – excludes all past participants from any SBHPP event In-person, Live Streaming or On-demand $100 rewards apply for full 4-day in person registrations $50 rewards apply for live-streaming or on-demand**. Code must be entered at time of actual registration to qualify. For every person who registers using your SPIRIT code, and is NEW* to our events, you both receive up to $100! It’s really so easy – think how many providers you know – whether at your current workplace, prior practices, friends, colleagues, and even former classmates – this is the PERFECT opportunity for a class reunion! Checks to you and the people registered with your code will be mailed 2-4 weeks following the event. What’s more, SPIRIT reflects our love for helping others, such as our amazingly successful Turn It Up! Foundation, providing funding to deaf and hard of hearing children for musical pursuits. We believe SPIRIT encompasses our core values – community, excellence, integrity, passion, teamwork, creativity, and innovation. We make both smock style and open front garments.It’s our amazing loyalty referral program. ![]() We line our parkas with a high quality wool that we find works well. However we have found wearing 2 garments heavy and that generally it restricts the freedom of movement too much for what we use the parkas for. Traditional Inuit in cold conditions would have worn 2 garments, one with the fur facing in and one with fur facing out. My current parka has been used extensively for 8 years during the winters and is still going strong. The wool we use on the inside is high quality and hard wearing wool we have shipped specially from Norway. They are made using reindeer calf skins which are flexible and do not shed their fur in the same way as adult skins. Yes, we can arrange the sale of Reindeer Skins and ship them to you.Īs these garments are designed to be worn in the snow they are not 100% waterproof. The most intricate parkas we’ve made have taken over 300hrs to create. Their design is unique.Ī basic parka takes approximately 100hrs to make from start to finish. As we wear them throughout the winter season to work with our sled dogs, they have been developed to be warm, durable and convenient to wear. ![]() Please click here for more information regarding the course we offer in Ottsjö, Sweden.Īlthough inspired by the parkas worn by those in the Arctic, over the last 20 years these parkas have developed a design and personality of their own. We will be offering ‘Starter Kits’ alongside this to provide people with the materials they need to create one from home. However, due to the current global lockdown we are in the process of creating a series of Masterclass videos allowing the course to be taught online. Yes! Wild Spirit runs a Reindeer Skin Clothing course on site here in Ottsjö, Sweden, where you can come in person for 5 days and create your very own Reindeer Skin Parka. This can vary slightly based on the size, as the larger sizes require more skins.Īs each of our garments are custom made they can be made to fit any height and weight. The price for our basic parka starts at 18,500 SEK, this is approximately 1600 GBP or 1900 USD. ![]() If there are features in a parka that you would like to have incorporated into a parka of your own let us know, and we will create it for you!Ĭurrently however we do have the Ptarmigan Parka for sale in a size M/L, please email us at for photos and more information. This makes each parka a very unique garment. Richard is entirely self taught, he has been working with skins since he started hunting in his teens, and moved from rabbit skins to Reindeer skins 20 years ago.Ĭan I see the parkas that you have for sale?Īs we custom make the parkas precisely to people’s specifications and measurements we very rarely have finished pieces for sale, although you can see photos of previous parkas we have created for people. All details are handmade and attached by hand. All the leather piping around the edges of the coat is handsewn. The lining is partially handsewn and partially sewn using a sewing machine. Our parka’s have been shipped all over the world! Although we are based in Sweden we have had a number of parkas shipped to both the UK and North America with no problems.Į very stitch in the skins is handsewn. In Sweden only the Sami are legally allowed to raise, manage and keep reindeer for meat. Our skins are sourced from the Indigenous Sami of Northern Sweden. Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions regarding our Reindeer Skin Clothing, please let us know if you have any questions we’ve missed! ![]()
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