Hand Stitched Leather Bag Course

This is a practical two-day group tuition during which you will receive an overview of basic leather craft and hand sewing skills and techniques and create your own hand-sewn leather bag to take home with you.The class will take place in our London workshop, where you will see how a leather craft studio is equipped and receive practical demonstrations of common leather and bag-making methods.You will be able to choose your project from a selection of different medium-sized bags. You will also be able to pick the leather type, colour and hardware you prefer from our stock. All our leathers are beautiful, rescued Italian vegetable-tanned leather from leading tanneries and fashion brands.You will receive an introduction to leather types, including how to mark, cut, edge finish, and hand sew leather using saddle stitching, as well as apply simple fastening hardware. Relevant, useful, and informative handouts and lists of leather and tool suppliers will be provided.At the end of the tuition, you will have:

• Gained an understanding of leather types and tanning methods
• Been instructed on the use of common fastenings and closure techniques
• Received an overview of the correct use of tools for preparing, marking, cutting and punching leather
• Learned how to use, read and place patterns
• Learned how to saddle stitch leather and understood the different tools and materials used in the technique
• Understood and practised leather craft techniques such as beveling and burnishing
• Created your own hand-stitched leather bag to take home with you

The final bag you will create will be a small or medium-sized leather bag from a choice of designs. You will be presented with various shapes to choose from.This tuition will require up to 13 hours to complete but depending on the number of attendees, the ability of participants and the group’s pace, the syllabus may be covered in a shorter time frame. All materials and tools are provided at the studio Read more details