Experience Making a Hand-stitched Wallet or Leather Accessory

Make a small leather item while learning traditional saddle stitching.


Melissa Bruscoli
Melissa Bruscoli
5.0 (13)
Instagram followers 3k followers

6.5 hours Class size 1 to 6 guests       £234 (PayPal Pay in 3 available)

Spend a relaxed, hands-on day in our London leather workshop and discover traditional leathercraft in a beginner-friendly setting. With guided tuition throughout the class, you’ll work with vegetable-tanned leather, basic hand tools, and traditional saddle stitching to make a finished handmade leather accessory. Designed for complete beginners, this leatherworking workshop is a chance to slow down, try a new craft, and make something special by hand. Depending on the project selected, your finished piece may be a leather wallet, card holder, keyring, glasses case, passport holder, or another small leather accessory.
Best for:
  • Complete beginners or those with some previous leathercraft experience
  • Creative learners
  • Friends, couples, or small groups
  • Anyone wanting a first leathercraft experience
  • Creative gift experiences in London
Useful note: This class can serve as a casual creative activity or as a foundational course before more technical leathercraft and bag-making courses.
PLEASE NOTE: Private classes are available on request but are priced differently and have a different duration from our scheduled group classes. Please contact us for a private class quotation.
What you'll get
A finished, personalised leather accessory made by hand during the workshop. You will choose from a selection of beginner-friendly projects, which may include:
  • Leather wallet
  • Card holder
  • Glasses case
  • Passport holder
  • Purse
  • Other small leather accessories
Personalised with your selected leather, thread, and hardware colours, so the finished piece feels individual, practical, and truly your own.
Hands-on experience preparing, marking, stitching, and assembling leather by hand. A clear introduction to traditional saddle stitching, essential leather working tools, and how hand-stitched leather goods are made.
A practical understanding of the materials and finishing details behind a well-made handmade leather accessory. Includes an introduction to vegetable-tanned leather, edge finishing, bevelling, and burnishing, helping your finished piece look cleaner, with a more refined, professional finish.
Knowledge required
No experience is needed. This is a beginner-friendly leathercraft course, and you will take home a beautiful leather accessory at the end of the course.
What to bring
All materials are provided at the venue.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hen do.

This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum or gift for couples.

Location

The London Leather Workshop - Harrington Way, London SE18 5NR

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Melissa Bruscoli
Melissa Bruscoli

5.0 (13)
Instagram followers 3k followers
female Women-owned

We founded The London Leather Workshop in 2012, bringing together our backgrounds in fashion, accessories and leather goods as Italian design graduates. Over the years, our passion for making grew into a South East London studio where design, prototyping, product development and craftsmanship come together. Sara leads the teaching, drawing on specialist training in fashion and bag making in Rome, Milan and Florence, while Melissa brings deep experience in sourcing, materials and studio operations.
What we love most about teaching is helping people discover that leathercraft is something they can genuinely learn and enjoy with the right guidance. Our workshops are taught in small groups in a real working studio, so students receive individual attention, learn professional techniques and leave with a finished piece they can feel proud of.
Over the past ten years, we have taught students from around the world and shared our knowledge through workshops, one-to-one training and wider community work. We love creating a space that feels welcoming, practical and inspiring, whether someone joins as a complete beginner, a curious maker or an aspiring professional.

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