During the 7 weeks you will learn about: • different leathers and skins - where they come from and how they are treated and finished • what jobs and end uses for different leathers there are • suggestions on suppliers and sellers of leathers components and tools • you will learn how to make 3 small leather goods. a passport folio, a losenge shaped key fob and a credit or travel card wallet • during the 7 weeks you will learn how to draft a pattern for each product • choose the right piece of leather for each product • cut the pattern out of the leather with different tools • burnish and finish the raw edges • punch the leather ready for stitching, using pricking forks and awls • apply rivets or studs to your items • basic stitching skills and techniques • finishing off, knotting and burning the finished threads • by the end of the 7 weeks you will have completed your 3 small leather goods products and gained some foundational leather crafting skills that will enable you to make more items yourself at home.
Site
Hastings (Station Plaza)
Course Type
Adult
| Options | Course Code | Starts | Ends | Days | From | To | Standard Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61519-01 | 23/01/25 | 13/03/25 | Thursday | 18:30 | 21:00 | £180 |
"K" Avery-Stallion trained in Textiles with Embroidery in the early 90s at Nottingham Poly and then embarked on a career in fashion and accessories buying and then product development for brands like East and M&S and High Street multiple retailer suppliers. After a major health crisis in 2008 she decided to start her own leather goods business and took training from other bag makers in order to learn how to make her own handbag designs instead of having them manufactured abroad. This business became ST LEONARDS ACCESSORIES, Est 2010. She then sold unisex understated leather and canvas goods to men and women all over the UK, Europe and even South Africa! - as well as becoming a wholesale supplier to larger brands like YMC menswear, Margaret Howell and a Japanese multiple retailer. Between 2016 and 2022 she opened a bricks and mortar store called ST LEONARDS MODERN GOODS - in Norman Rd St leonards selling premium mens and women's wear bands as well as her own accessories and enjoyed hosting leather crafting workshops at the studio in the back of the store. "K" is now happily tutoring at Sussex College and searching for a new shop location.