Leather Whales handmade at The Greenland Fishery

The Greenland Fishery Project – Whale-Making Workshops

After the success of the Open Studios Whale-Whorkshops, we’ll be doing more – showing how we make Leather Whales and offering Greenland Fishery …
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The Greenland Fishery Project is big on creativity, originality and quality:  So it happens that sometimes we make some very special things, and we call them UNIQES.  They’re one-offs.  And …
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Vegan Whales… Why not?

Almost since we started making leather whales at The Greenland Fishery there’s been a worry about the environmental problems around the leather industry. And although the leather …
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We’re especially proud to announce the arrival of some tiddlers:

The Humpback mother and calf… Mother and young Orcas…

And an orphan…

Our leather whales can now be bought online at greenland-fishery.org.uk/stores – As every whale is unique you’re advised to see – and feel – before you buy.

Our Leather Whales can …
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With a nod to Cambridge University’s Museum of Zoology and the imminent arrival of their Finback Whale skeleton, we’ve made a leather version…

The Greenland Fishery Project’s Fin Whale is …
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In reality…

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales now number about 80,000. Here are seven interesting facts about these baleen whales. 1. The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) …
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The Greenland Fishery’s Leather Bowhead Whale can be bought online at http://greenland-fishery.org.uk/stores/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=65

Going to All Saints Craft Market, and a new supply of lovely leather has inspired a new batch of leather whales. They’re all unique and made from individual pieces of …
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As requested by whale enthusiasts, here’s our leather versions of the Narwhal and the Bowhead Whale…