Leather Fashion Accessories Weekend

Course

In London

£ 255 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Workshop

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    2 Days

Day one Introduces classic saddlery techniques: you will learn to cut, colour, stamp and polish hide, master the art of saddle-stitching, and practice fixing buckles, studs and eyelets. You will design and make your own belts, cuffs, boxes or other objects from firm leather. Day two explores the softer world of fashion leather, nappa and suede. Practice machine-sewing leather, experiment with foiling, appliquee and other methods of decoration to make a purseo r smal bag. Suitable for: Everyone. Katherine Pogson, author of Complete Leatherwork, introduces a range of construction, decoration and finishing techniques for leather, taking you through the design process from creating your own pattern to making up the finished article.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Studio E2l Cockpit Arts, Northington St,, WC1N 2NP

Start date

On request

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Subjects

  • Fashion Accessories

Teachers and trainers (1)

Katherine Pogson

Katherine Pogson

Leather accessories designer

Founder of Designer Courses and author of Complete Leatherwork, Katherine designs bespoke leather accessories and specialises in patern-cutting and unusual surface treatments for leather.

Course programme

Leather fashion accessories Katherine Pogson, author of Complete Leatherwork, introduces a range of sewing, embellishing and finishing techniques to design and make fashion bags, belts, purses, and other leather accessories. Katherine takes you through the design process from creating your own pattern to making up the finished article.

Weekend:
Day one focuses on classic leatherwork and saddlery techniques: you will learn to cut, colour, stamp and polish hide, master the art of saddle-stitching, and practice fixing buckles, studs and eyelets. You will make your own individually designed belts, cuffs, boxes or other objects from firm leather.

Day two explores the softer world of fashion leather, nappa and suede. Practice vital techniques for machine-sewing leather including straightand curved seams, experiment with foiling, transfer printing, and other methods of surface decoration. You will design and make your own purse, simple bag or other soft leather item, using a combination of these techniques.

The evening course is an in-depth version, where you will have time to develop a personal design project over the course of several weeks.

Additional information

Payment options:

We can accept payement by cheque, debit/credit card or by bank transfer. Please make cheques payable to: Designer courses, Studio E2L Cockpit Arts, Northington street, London WC1N 2NP

Leather Fashion Accessories Weekend

£ 255 VAT inc.