5 day courses

This 5 day course is open to beginners and those with experience. Areas covered will include:

Students at summer school

• Leathers, how to identify them, their qualities & potential
• How to use and maintain hand tools
• How to hand-stitch with confidence
• Techniques for cut edge finishing including bevelling, burnishing and creasing.
• Paring, including turning edges

Other techniques that students could choose to learn are:

• box & butt stitching for making leather boxes, containers or bags
• wet moulding pouches, bags and masks

Student at summer school

A range of patterns will be available to use or students can develop their own ideas and work on personal projects eg. bags, belts, dog collars/leads, boxes, moulded bags/pouches etc. A range of leathers and fittings will be available for students to buy and use.
There will be a maximum of 5 students.
Materials are not included in the course fee

Please Note:  If  this course show as FULL on the ‘ Course Calendar’ please email or telephone to be placed on the ‘Reserve List’