6 Leather Purses courses in London

LEARN HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY SEW LEATHER WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES – BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATES – ONE TEACHER, FOUR STUDENTS WERE? AT OUR LONDON STUDIOhttps://www.thelondonleatherworkshop.com/contact-us/ WHEN? PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE(S) THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST 2 MEETINGS OF 6 HOURS EACH (12 HOURS IN TOTAL) £330 COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED (WORTH £30)   LEVEL: BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE SEWERS. LEARN HOW TO SEW LEATHER WITH A MACHINE: WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT? THIS IS A MOSTLY PRACTICAL ONE TO FOUR TUITION DURING WHICH YOU WILL BE TAUGHT THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF SEWING LEATHER WITH AND INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE AND THE BASIC, MOST POPULAR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN BAG AND ACCESSORY MAKING. THROUGH THE LESSON YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE SOME BASIC TRAINING ON HOW TO MARK, CUT AND GLUE LEATHER AS WELL AS HOW TO CONSTRUCT COMMON BAG FEATURES. AT THE END OF THE TUITION, YOU WILL HAVE GAINED CONFIDENCE IN SEWING LEATHER WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO REALISE SOME SIMPLE ITEMS INDEPENDENTLY. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT SEWING PROBLEMS AND HOW TO MANAGE CHALLENGES SUCH AS CURVES, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LEATHER, STRETCHY/ROUGH/SLIPPERY SURFACES AND MORE. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO SEW BASIC COMPONENTS OF A BAG SUCH US SOME TYPES OF SIMPLE ZIPS, STRAPS AND GUSSETS.  YOU WILL PRODUCE YOUR OWN SAMPLES OF WORK TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. AS THIS IS A ONE TO THREE TUITION, THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE CUSTOMISED TO YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.   WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT? BELOW IS A LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES: – 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   IMPORTANT TO KNOW: WE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO COVER AS MUCH ON THE SYLLABUS AS POSSIBLE AND DEPENDING ON YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OR WE MIGHT INSTEAD BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES RELATING TO THE ABOVE LISTED TOPICS, SUCH AS: – FINISHING TECHNIQUES (PIPING, BINDING, FOLDING) – LEARN HOW TO ASSEMBLE AND SEW SIMPLE GUSSETS – LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH MORE COMPLEX ZIPS STYLES – LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH MORE COMPLEX STRAPS AND HANDLES STYLES – LEARN HOW TO CONSTRUCT BUTTON HOLES & POCKETS INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: ON THE DAY YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL HANDOUTS TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU WHICH CONTAIN: – AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE PROVIDING CRUCIAL INFORMATION OF SEWING MACHINES TYPES AND COMPONENTS – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT NEEDLES, THREAD TYPES AND ESSENTIAL KEY WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPICS OF THE LESSON WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? 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.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST.

– LEATHER CRAFT WORKSHOP- INTRODUCTION TO LEARNING LEATHER CRAFT SKILLS ONE TEACHER, SIX STUDENTS WERE? AT OUR LONDON STUDIOhttps://www.thelondonleatherworkshop.com/contact-us/ WHEN? PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE(S) THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST: ONE MEETING OF 6.5 HOURS £169.50 COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED (WORTH £20) LEVEL: BEGINNERS AND BEGINNERS WITH SOME PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE LEARN LEATHER CRAFT TECHNIQUES: WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT? THIS IS A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL INTRODUCTORY GROUP TUITION DURING WHICH YOU WILL BE TAUGHT COMMON, ESSENTIAL LEATHER CRAFTING AND BASIC SEWING TECHNIQUES. YOU WILL BE TAUGHT HOW TO CORRECTLY USE HAND TOOLS, HOW TO HAND SEW LEATHER AND UNDERSTAND THE MOST COMMON FINISHING TECHNIQUES USED IN BAG AND ACCESSORY MAKING. YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEATHER AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO SELECT THE CORRECT TYPE OF MATERIAL(S) FOR YOUR PROJECT. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF WORKING WITH LEATHER AND CONSTRUCTING BAGS AND ACCESSORIES SUCH AS PREPARING, MARKING, CUTTING, GLUING, REINFORCING, DEBOSSING AND MORE. YOU WILL PRODUCE YOUR OWN SAMPLES OF WORK TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. YOU WILL RECEIVE RELEVANT, USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE HANDOUTS AS WELL AS LISTS OF LEATHER AND TOOL SUPPLIERS. THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL COURSE DELIVERED BY A PROTOTYPE MAKER AND MANUFACTURER, WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE ON MORE COMMON LEATHER WORKING PRACTICES.   AT THE END OF THE TUITION YOU WILL HAVE: – GAINED AN UNDERSTANDING OF LEATHER TYPES AND TANNING METHODS – UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANS TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT LEATHER TYPES AND THICKNESSES AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO SOURCE AND SELECT THE CORRECT TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR YOUR PROJECTS. – GAINED CONFIDENCE IN USING SPECIFIC TOOLS FOR PREPARING, MARKING, FINISHING AND CUTTING LEATHER. – UNDERSTOOD AND PRACTICED LEATHER CRAFT TECHNIQUES SUCH AS BEVELING AND BURNISHING TECHNIQUES – LEARNT BASIC LEATHER HAND SEWING TECHNIQUES WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT? BELOW IS A LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES: – UNDERSTANDING LEATHER: OVERVIEWS ON TYPES OF LEATHER, TANNING, FINISHINGS AND BEST USE – VEGAN LEATHERS: AN OVERVIEW ON DIFFERENT TYPES AND FEATURES – UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING THE RIGHT MATERIALS FOR YOUR PROJECT AND THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR YOUR MATERIALS – LEATHER PREPARING, PATTERN PLACEMENT AND MARKING ON LEATHER – CUTTING COMPLEX SHAPES USING A VARIETY OF TOOLS – USING LEATHER PUNCHES – UNDERSTANDING THE USE OF SKIVING, BEVELING AND GROOVING – FINISHING LEATHER EDGES: PAINTING VS BURNISHING – USING VARIOUS LEATHER GLUES AND TAPES – UNDERSTAND THE USE OF REINFORCEMENTS, FUSINGS AND STABILISERS TO BACK LEATHER – TO LEARN BASIC LEATHER HAND SEWING TECHNIQUES – TO UNDERSTAND THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS USED IN SADDLE STITCHING – PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING LEATHER GOODS: MENTIONS OF DIFFERENT WORKING METHODS, MACHINES AND TOOLS   IMPORTANT TO KNOW: WE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO COVER AS MUCH ON THE SYLLABUS AS POSSIBLE AND DEPENDING ON YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OR WE MIGHT INSTEAD BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES RELATING TO THE ABOVE LISTED TOPICS, SUCH AS: – UNDERSTANDING FITTINGS, CLOSURE TYPES, FASTENING TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS: SAM BROWNS, MAGNETS, POP BUTTONS, EYELETS, ETC – SEW AND FINISH SIMPLE ZIPS STYLES, HANDLES AND STRAPS – UNDERSTANDING OPTIONS AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF HOW TO LINE BAGS AND ACCESSORIES INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL DIGITAL AND PAPER HANDOUTS WHICH CONTAIN: – A LIST OF TOOLS AND MATERIALS USED DURING THE LESSON(S), INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY ARE USED – A LIST OF RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS FOR BOTH LEATHER AND FITTINGS (PHYSICALLY IN LONDON AND ONLINE) – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT LEATHER TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH SOME EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST. HOW LONG IS THIS TUITION?: THIS TUITION WILL REQUIRE UP TO 6.5 HOURS TO COMPLETE. WE AIM TO PROVIDE CUSTOMISED AND HIGH QUALITY TUITION SERVICES AND BY ONLY ALLOWING UP TO 6 STUDENTS AT A TIME, WE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON EACH PERSON NEEDS AND INTERESTS. AS EVERY STUDENT HAS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, THIS COURSE MIGHT LEAD SOME STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE CORE ASPECTS OF THE LESSON IN A SHORTER TIME FRAME THAN OTHERS. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE EARLY WILL BE WELCOME TO STAY AND USE THE STUDIO FACILITIES TO EXERCISE ON THE TOPICS OF THE LESSON.

MASTERCLASS: LEARN PROFESSIONAL LEATHER CRAFT, SEWING AND LEATHERGOODS CONSTRUCTION SKILLS ONE TEACHER, FIVE STUDENTS KEY FEATURES OF THIS COURSE: – UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH LEATHER – LEARNING LEATHER HAND SEWING – LEARNING LEATHER MACHINE SEWING – REALISING SAMPLES OF BAG FEATURES – REALISING TWO FINISHED LEATHER ITEMS WHERE: AT OUR SOUTH EAST LONDON STUDIO COURSE LENGTH: TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS / MON-FRI 10 AM-3 PM WHEN: PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE(S) THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST: TESTER CLASS – £1,440 PP (COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED , WORTH £150) NORMAL PRICE – £1,600 PP (COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED , WORTH £150)  LEVEL: BEGINNERS AND BEGINNERS WITH SOME PREVIOUS SEWING EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE A COMPREHENSIVE TWO-WEEK LEATHER CRAFT AND SEWING MASTERCLASS, MERGING THEORY WITH HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPLORE ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES FOR WORKING WITH LEATHER, VEGAN ALTERNATIVES, AND FABRIC. PROFICIENTLY HANDLE HAND TOOLS, MASTER HAND-SEWING, AND OPERATE INDUSTRIAL MACHINES. COVER MATERIAL SELECTION, FINISHING AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS. GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF LEATHERWORKING, INCLUDING PREPARATION, MARKING, CUTTING, GLUING, REINFORCING, SKIVING, DEBOSSING, AND MORE. PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE THOROUGH INSTRUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL SEWING TECHNIQUES ON DIVERSE INDUSTRIAL MACHINES, ALONG WITH SPECIALISED SADDLE STITCHING TRAINING. CREATE PERSONALISED SAMPLES TO ENHANCE PRACTICAL SKILLS. CONCLUDE THE MASTERCLASS WITH THE ABILITY TO CRAFT ENTIRELY HANDMADE SIMPLE LEATHER ITEMS, SHOWCASING ACQUIRED SKILLS IN BOTH MACHINE-STITCHED AND SADDLE-STITCHED STYLES. FACILITATED BY A PROTOTYPE MAKER AND MANUFACTURER, THE COURSE OFFERS A PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY INTO COMMON LEATHERWORKING PRACTICES. PARTICIPANTS ALSO RECEIVE VALUABLE HANDOUTS AND CURATED LISTS OF LEATHER AND TOOL SUPPLIERS FOR ONGOING REFERENCE.   HERE IS A CONCISE SUMMARY OF THE TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES: LEATHER, VEGAN LEATHER, AND HAND TOOLS: UNDERSTANDING LEATHER TYPES, TANNING, FINISHINGS AND BEST USE EXPLORING DIFFERENT TYPES OF VEGAN LEATHERS AND THEIR FEATURES COMPARING LEATHER AND VEGAN LEATHER: PROS AND CONS FROM A MANUFACTURER’S PERSPECTIVE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING THE RIGHT MATERIALS AND TOOLS FOR PROJECTS LEATHER PREPARATION, PATTERN PLACEMENT AND MARKING CUTTING COMPLEX SHAPES WITH VARIOUS TOOLS USING LEATHER PUNCHES, SKIVING, BEVELING AND CREASING FINISHING LEATHER EDGES: PAINTING VS. BURNISHING UTILISING LEATHER GLUES, TAPES AND REINFORCEMENTS EXPLORATION OF PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING LEATHER GOODS, ENCOMPASSING VARIED WORKING METHODS, MACHINES, AND TOOLS.   MACHINE AND HAND SEWING: UNDERSTANDING INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES AND THEIR DIFFERENCES SELECTING THE RIGHT SEWING MACHINE FOR SPECIFIC MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTIONS OPERATING A LOCK STITCH WALKING FOOT MACHINE THREADING INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES ACHIEVING CORRECT TENSION IN SEWING UNDERSTANDING THREAD TYPES AND NEEDLE SIZES LEARNING TO SEW LEATHER, DISTINGUISHING IT FROM OTHER MATERIALS CORRECTLY SEWING VARIOUS LEATHER TYPES, RANGING FROM THIN TO VERY THICK SEWING STRAIGHT LINES, CURVES AND CREATING PARALLEL SEAMS PRODUCING VARIOUS SEAMS AND SEAM FINISHES BASICS OF SADDLE STITCHING LEATHER AND UNDERSTANDING RELATED TOOLS AND MATERIALS   CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: SEWING AND FINISHING A SIMPLE ZIP ON LEATHER CUTTING, ASSEMBLING AND SEWING SIMPLE STRAPS/HANDLES INCORPORATING BASIC LINING TYPES IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTING AND SEWING COMMON GUSSETS COMPREHENDING THE USE OF REINFORCEMENTS AND STABILISERS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE CRAFT OF ACCESSORY MAKING   LEATHER GOODS MAKING: CREATING TWO FINALISED LEATHER ITEMS FROM CHOSEN DESIGNS SUCH AS CARD HOLDERS, PURSES, CLUTCHES, GLASS COVERS AND SIMILAR ACCESSORIES.#   BY THE END OF THE TUITION, YOU WILL HAVE: – DEVELOPED CONFIDENCE IN UTILISING SPECIFIC TOOLS FOR LEATHER PREPARATION, MARKING, FINISHING, CUTTING AND FASTENING FITTINGS. – ACQUIRED AN UNDERSTANDING OF WORKING WITH DIVERSE LEATHER TYPES AND THICKNESSES, WITH THE ABILITY TO SOURCE AND SELECT APPROPRIATE TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR YOUR PROJECTS. – MASTERED ESSENTIAL LEATHER SEWING TECHNIQUES, TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON SEWING ISSUES AND HANDLING CHALLENGES SUCH AS CURVES, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LEATHER AND VARIOUS SURFACE TEXTURES. – LEARNED TO SEW FUNDAMENTAL BAG COMPONENTS LIKE SIMPLE ZIPS, STRAPS, AND GUSSETS, ALONG WITH REINFORCING SPECIFIC AREAS OF A BAG. – BUILT CONFIDENCE IN SEWING WITH BOTH INDUSTRIAL MACHINES AND BY HAND, GAINING THE SKILLS TO INDEPENDENTLY CREATE SIMPLE LEATHER ITEMS. INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL PAPER HANDOUTS WHICH CONTAIN: – A LIST OF TOOLS AND MATERIALS USED DURING THE LESSON(S), INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY ARE USED – A LIST OF RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS FOR BOTH LEATHER AND FITTINGS (PHYSICALLY IN LONDON AND ONLINE) – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING ESSENTIAL KEY WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF THE LESSON – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT LEATHER TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT NEEDLE AND THREAD TYPES   WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH SOME EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED.   IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST.   HOW LONG IS THIS TUITION?: THIS TUITION WILL REQUIRE TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKS / 50 HOURS TO BE COMPLETED. WE AIM TO PROVIDE CUSTOMISED AND HIGH QUALITY TUITION SERVICES AND BY ONLY ALLOWING UP TO 5 STUDENTS AT A TIME, WE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON EACH PERSON NEEDS AND INTERESTS.   IMPORTANT TO KNOW: WE AIM TO COVER AS MUCH OF THE SYLLABUS AS POSSIBLE. DEPENDING ON YOUR ABILITY AND PRIOR EXPERIENCE, WE MAY NOT COMPLETE THE ENTIRE PROGRAM OR WE MIGHT DELVE INTO ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES RELATED TO THE LISTED TOPICS, INCLUDING: ADVANCED FINISHING TECHNIQUES (PIPING, BINDING, FOLDING) MORE COMPLEX STYLES OF ZIPS UTILISING DIFFERENT MACHINE FEET, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT IN YOUR SEWING EXPLORING VARIOUS FITTINGS, CLOSURE TYPES, FASTENING TECHNIQUES, AND TOOLS (SAM BROWNS, MAGNETS, POP BUTTONS, EYELETS, ETC.) UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE AND APPLICATION OF CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCES AND REFERENCE NOTES DURING ITEM CONSTRUCTION

– LEATHER SEWING CLASS – INTRODUCTION ON HOW TO SEW LEATHER WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES – BEGINNERS – ONE TEACHER, FOUR STUDENTS WERE? AT OUR STUDIOhttps://www.thelondonleatherworkshop.com/contact-us/ WHEN? PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE(S) THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST 6 HOURS – £170 COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED (WORTH £20) LEVEL: COMPLETE BEGINNERS AND BEGINNERS WITH SOME PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE LEARN HOW TO SEW LEATHER WITH A SEWING MACHINE: WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT? THIS IS 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. AT THE END OF THE TUITION YOU WILL HAVE GAINED CONFIDENCE IN SEWING LEATHER WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO REALISE SOME SIMPLE ITEMS INDEPENDENTLY. 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 THE 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 SMALL GROUP TUITION, THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE CUSTOMISED TO YOUR ABILITY.   WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT? BELOW IS A LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES: – 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 THREAD TYPES AND NEEDLE SIZES – TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT TENSION IN YOUR SEWING – TO LEARN HOW TO CORRECTLY SEW LEATHER WITH A SEWING MACHINE AND HOW THIS DIFFERS FROM SEWING OTHER MATERIALS – TO LEARN HOW TO SEW STRAIGHT LINES, CURVES AND PARALLEL LINES – TO PRODUCE A RANGE OF BASIC SEAMS AND SEAM FINISHES   IMPORTANT TO KNOW: WE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO COVER AS MUCH ON THE SYLLABUS AS POSSIBLE AND DEPENDING ON YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OR WE MIGHT INSTEAD BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES RELATING TO THE ABOVE LISTED TOPICS. INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: ON THE DAY YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL HANDOUTS TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU WHICH CONTAIN: – AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE PROVIDING CRUCIAL INFORMATION OF SEWING MACHINE TYPES AND COMPONENTS – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING ESSENTIAL KEY WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPICS OF THE LESSON – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT NEEDLE AND THREAD TYPES WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS AND BEGINNERS WITH SOME VERY BASIC EXPERIENCE IN MACHINE SEWING (EITHER WITH INDUSTRIAL OR DOMESTIC MACHINES). YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST.

– LEATHER GOODS MAKING CLASS – INTRODUCTION TO LEATHER CRAFT: MAKE YOUR OWN SMALL LEATHER ITEMS ONE TEACHER, SIX STUDENTS WERE? AT OUR STUDIOhttps://www.thelondonleatherworkshop.com/contact-us/ WHEN? PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST ONE MEETING OF 3 HOURS £83 COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED (WORTH £15) LEVEL: BEGINNERS AND BEGINNERS WITH SOME PREVIOUS SEWING EXPERIENCE LEARN HOW TO MAKE SIMPLE LEATHER ITEMS: WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT? THIS IS A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL TASTER GROUP TUITION DURING WHICH YOU WILL RECEIVE AN OVERVIEW ON BASIC LEATHER CRAFT SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES AND REALISE ONE OR MORE SIMPLE LEATHER ITEMS TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. THE CLASS WILL TAKE PLACE IN OUR LONDON WORKSHOP WHERE YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE HOW A LEATHER CRAFT STUDIO IS EQUIPPED AND RECEIVE PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS OF COMMON WORKING METHODS USED IN THE FIELD. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE AS MANY CUSTOMISED LEATHER ITEMS AS YOU CAN, CHOOSING BETWEEN A SELECTION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF GOODS SUCH AS KEY RINGS, GLASSES CASES, CARD HOLDERS, BRACELETS AND MORE. YOU WILL BE SHOWN DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEATHER AND GET TO UNDERSTAND THEIR MAIN FEATURES. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INTRODUCTION ON HOW TO PREPARE, MARK, CUT, EDGE FINISH LEATHER AND USE SIMPLE FASTENING HARDWARE. YOU WILL RECEIVE RELEVANT, USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE HANDOUTS AS WELL AS LISTS OF LEATHER AND TOOL SUPPLIERS.   AT THE END OF THE TUITION YOU WILL HAVE: – GAINED AN UNDERSTANDING OF LEATHER TYPES – BEEN INSTRUCTED ON THE USE OF COMMON FASTENINGS AND CLOSURE TECHNIQUES – RECEIVED AN OVERVIEW ON THE CORRECT USE OF TOOLS FOR PREPARING, MARKING, CUTTING AND PUNCHING LEATHER – UNDERSTOOD AND PRACTICED LEATHER CRAFT TECHNIQUES SUCH AS BEVELING AND BURNISHING TECHNIQUES – REALISED YOU OWN SMALL, SIMPLE LEATHER ITEM(S) TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS AND BEGINNERS WITH SOME EXPERIENCE IN LEATHER CRAFTS. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST. INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL HANDOUTS WHICH CONTAIN: – A LIST OF RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS FOR BOTH LEATHER AND FITTINGS (PHYSICALLY IN LONDON AND ONLINE) – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT LEATHER TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS HOW LONG IS THIS TUITION?: THIS TUITION WILL REQUIRE UP TO 3 HOURS TO COMPLETE. WE AIM TO PROVIDE CUSTOMISED AND HIGH QUALITY TUITION SERVICES AND BY ONLY ALLOWING UP TO 6 STUDENTS AT A TIME, WE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON EACH PERSON NEEDS AND INTERESTS. AS EVERY STUDENT HAS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, THIS COURSE MIGHT LEAD SOME STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE CORE ASPECTS OF THE LESSON IN A SHORTER TIME FRAME THAN OTHERS. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE EARLY WILL BE WELCOME TO STAY AND USE THE STUDIO FACILITIES TO EXERCISE ON THE TOPICS OF THE LESSON.

LEARN PROFESSIONAL LEATHER CRAFT SKILLS, LEATHER SEWING AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES ONE TEACHER, FOUR STUDENTS WERE? AT OUR LONDON STUDIO WHEN? PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED DATE(S) THROUGH THE BUTTON BELOW COST: 3 OR 4 SESSIONS DEPENDING ON THE DATES (16 HOURS IN TOTAL) COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED (WORTH £40) £408.00 LEVEL: BEGINNERS AND BEGINNERS WITH SOME PREVIOUS SEWING EXPERIENCE LEATHER CRAFT AND LEATHER SEWING TECHNIQUES: WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT? THIS IS A THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL INTRODUCTORY GROUP TUITION DURING WHICH YOU WILL BE TAUGHT COMMON, ESSENTIAL LEATHER CRAFTING AND SEWING TECHNIQUES AND UNDERSTAND HOW WORKING WITH LEATHER DIFFERS FROM WORKING WITH VEGAN LEATHER OR FABRIC. YOU WILL BE TAUGHT HOW TO CORRECTLY USE HAND TOOLS, HOW TO SEW LEATHER BY HAND, WITH AN INDUSTRIAL MACHINE AND UNDERSTAND THE MOST COMMON FINISHING AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN BAG AND ACCESSORY MAKING. YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT TYPES OF LEATHER AND UNDERSTAND HOW TO SELECT THE CORRECT TYPE OF MATERIAL(S) FOR YOUR PROJECT. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF WORKING WITH LEATHER AND CONSTRUCTING BAGS AND ACCESSORIES SUCH AS MARKING, CUTTING, GLUING, REINFORCING, SKIVING, DEBOSSING AND MORE. YOU WILL RECEIVE PROFESSIONAL SEWING TRAINING ON INDUSTRIAL MACHINES, YOU WILL LEARN THE BASIC OF SADDLE STITCHING AND PRODUCE YOUR OWN SAMPLES OF WORK TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. YOU WILL RECEIVE RELEVANT, USEFUL AND INFORMATIVE HANDOUTS AS WELL AS LISTS OF LEATHER AND TOOL SUPPLIERS. AT THE END OF THE LESSON, YOU WILL CREATE A HAND SEWN SIMPLE LEATHER ITEM SUCH AS A PURSE OR CARD HOLDER TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU. THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL COURSE DELIVERED BY A PROTOTYPE MAKER AND MANUFACTURER, WITH THE AIM OF PROVIDING AN OVERVIEW AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE ON MORE COMMON LEATHER WORKING PRACTICES.   AT THE END OF THE TUITION YOU WILL HAVE: – GAINED CONFIDENCE IN USING SPECIFIC TOOLS FOR PREPARING, MARKING, FINISHING, CUTTING LEATHER AND FASTENING FITTINGS. – UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT MEANS TO WORK WITH DIFFERENT LEATHER TYPES AND THICKNESSES AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO SOURCE AND SELECT THE CORRECT TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR YOUR PROJECTS. – LEARNT ESSENTIAL LEATHER SEWING TECHNIQUES, TROUBLESHOOT COMMON SEWING PROBLEMS AND HOW MANAGE CHALLENGES SUCH AS CURVES, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LEATHER, STRETCHY/ROUGH/SLIPPERY SURFACES AND MORE. – LEARNT HOW TO SEW BASIC BAG COMPONENTS SUCH AS SIMPLE ZIPS, STRAPS AND GUSSETS AS WELL AS REINFORCING SPECIFIC AREAS OF A BAG. – GAINED CONFIDENCE IN SEWING WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES AND BY HAND AND OBTAINED THE SKILLS TO REALISE SOME SIMPLE LEATHER ITEMS INDEPENDENTLY. WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT? BELOW IS A LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES: LEATHER, VEGAN LEATHER AND HAND TOOLS: – UNDERSTANDING LEATHER: OVERVIEWS ON TYPES OF LEATHER, TANNING, FINISHINGS AND BEST USE – UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHOOSING THE RIGHT MATERIALS FOR YOUR PROJECT AND THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR YOUR MATERIALS – LEATHER PREPARING, PATTERN PLACEMENT AND MARKING ON LEATHER – CUTTING COMPLEX SHAPES USING A VARIETY OF TOOLS – USING LEATHER PUNCHES – UNDERSTANDING THE USE OF SKIVING, BEVELING AND CREASING – FINISHING LEATHER EDGES: PAINTING VS BURNISHING – USING VARIOUS LEATHER GLUES AND TAPES – UNDERSTAND THE USE OF REINFORCEMENTS, FUSINGS AND STABILISERS TO BACK LEATHER – PROTOTYPING AND MANUFACTURING LEATHER GOODS: MENTIONS OF DIFFERENT WORKING METHODS, MACHINES AND TOOLS MACHINE AND HAND SEWING: – 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 UNDERSTAND HOW TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT TENSION 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 – TO LEARN HOW TO SEW STRAIGHT LINES, CURVES AND CREATE PARALLEL SEAMS – TO PRODUCE A RANGE OF SEAMS AND SEAM FINISHES – TO LEARN THE BASICS OF SADDLE STITCHING LEATHER AND UNDERSTOOD THE DIFFERENT THE TOOLS AND MATERIALS USED IN THE TECHNIQUE CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES: – TO CUT, ASSEMBLE AND SEW SIMPLE STRAPS/HANDLES – TO CREATE A SMALL, SIMPLE HAND STITCHED LEATHER ITEM TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU   IMPORTANT TO KNOW: WE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO COVER AS MUCH ON THE SYLLABUS AS POSSIBLE AND DEPENDING ON YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM OR WE MIGHT INSTEAD BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES RELATING TO THE ABOVE LISTED TOPICS, SUCH AS: – TO SEW AND FINISH A SIMPLE ZIP ON LEATHER – TO INCORPORATE BASIC TYPES OF LINING IN YOUR PROJECT – TO USE VARIOUS MACHINE FEET, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN YOUR SEWING –  UNDERSTANDING FITTINGS, CLOSURE TYPES, FASTENING TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS: SAM BROWNS, MAGNETS, POP BUTTONS, EYELETS, ETC. INCLUDED IN THE COURSE: YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL DIGITAL AND PAPER HANDOUTS WHICH CONTAIN: – A LIST OF TOOLS AND MATERIALS USED DURING THE LESSON(S), INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY ARE USED – A LIST OF RECOMMENDED SUPPLIERS FOR BOTH LEATHER AND FITTINGS (PHYSICALLY IN LONDON AND ONLINE) – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING ESSENTIAL KEY WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPIC OF THE LESSON – A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT LEATHER TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS? THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH SOME EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH INSTRUCTIONS.   ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING? MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED. FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL PROVIDE THE REST. HOW LONG IS THIS TUITION?: THIS TUITION WILL REQUIRE UP TO 16 HOURS TO COMPLETE. WE AIM TO PROVIDE CUSTOMISED AND HIGH QUALITY TUITION SERVICES AND BY ONLY ALLOWING UP TO 4 STUDENTS AT A TIME, WE ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON EACH PERSON NEEDS AND INTERESTS. AS EVERY STUDENT HAS A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, THIS COURSE MIGHT LEAD SOME STUDENTS TO COMPLETE THE CORE ASPECTS OF THE LESSON IN A SHORTER TIME FRAME THAN OTHERS. STUDENTS WHO COMPLETE THE COURSE EARLY WILL BE WELCOME TO STAY AND USE THE STUDIO FACILITIES TO EXERCISE ON THE TOPICS OF THE LESSON.