Leather Fashion Accessories Weekend
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In London
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Workshop
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Location
London
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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.
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Subjects
- Fashion Accessories
Teachers and trainers (1)
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
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