Professional Machine Sewing Leather Working Course

A practical introductory one-to-four tuition during which you will be taught the essential skills of sewing leather and some of the basic construction techniques used in bag and accessory making.

Under the guidance of an experienced leather working tutor, you will learn how to troubleshoot common sewing problems and how to manage challenges such as straight lines, curves and multiple layers of leather.

Through each lesson, you will also receive some basic training on how to mark, cut and glue leather. You will produce your own samples of work to take home with you.
As this is a one-to-two tuition, the experience will be customised to your ability, and you'll have plenty of guidance throughout to make sure you're learning and having a great time.

At the end of this session, you will have gained confidence in sewing leather with industrial sewing machines and have the skills to realise some simple items independently.

During the course, you'll learn:
– Industrial machines: differences and main features
– To choose the right sewing machine for a specific type of material or construction
– To operate a lock stitch walking foot machine
– To thread industrial sewing machines
– To understand how to obtain the correct tension in your sewing
– To use various tools and equipment in your sewing
– To understand thread types and needle sizes
– To learn how to correctly sew leather and how this differs from sewing other materials
– Sewing thin vs thick leather
– To learn how to sew straight lines, curves and parallel lines
– To produce a range of basic seams, seam finishes, construction, continuous and reinforced seams
– To handle sewing multiple layers of leather
– Learn how to sew and finish a simple zip on leather
– Learn how to cut, assemble and sew simple straps and handles
– How to incorporate two types of lining in your project
– How to mark, cut and glue leather

IF YOU REQUEST A PRIVATE CLASS:
If you are interested in booking a private class, please note that we typically schedule sessions 4-8 weeks from the booking date.

This course is suitable for total beginners, beginners with some previous basic machine sewing experience and intermediate sewers (either using industrial or domestic machines).
You should be able to use measurements and understand verbal and written English instructions. Feel free to bring a notepad, if you would like to take some notes, we will provide the rest.
 

This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.