Fashion & accessories courses

Sub-categories: Bag making | Dressmaking & tailoring: clothes making | Millinery (hat making & fascinators) | Scarf & glove making | Shoe making

You may also be interested in: Crochet | Felt-making (wet felting) | Knitting | Knitting, crochet & macrame | Nuno felting

Be inspired by leather, fabrics, feathers, flowers and even straw to make your own hat, gloves, shoes, bag, purses, scarves and more! Learn traditional skills from the professionals.

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Two day leather work course - bag making

Two day leather work course - bag making

Lancashire - Next course on 20th November 2019

As featured on Made in Great Britain on BBC2, learn traditional leatherwork skills at Diamond Awl Workshop. On our two day leather bag making course you will have the choice of making either a messenger bag, tote bag or postal bag. No prior leatherwork experience is needed as you will learn all the core leatherwork skills plus additional techniques that are relevant to the more complex process of leather bag making. You will leave the course having made your very own bag using high quality vegetable tanned leather and metal...

Millinery workshop: make a hat day workshop

Millinery workshop: make a hat day workshop

Worcestershire - Next course on 20th November 2019

Come and use the selection of hat blocks available at Kerry Kernan Millinery on this one day millinery workshop. This millinery course will enable you to create your own hat in a style that you would like. There are many styles that you can complete in a day but if you wish to create a design that would take longer I can book you in for a follow up day or your could book onto one of my hat making weekends (see my other listing). You can decorate your new...

'Bag in a Day' practical leather course - Mini Bucket bag

'Bag in a Day' practical leather course - Mini Bucket bag

Oxfordshire - Next course on 14th March 2020

Make a Bag in a Day - Craft it Yourself! This course is ideal for all, from beginners to confident makers. You will learn the basics of leather craft for accessories and be introduced to techniques including machine stitching on leather, hand finishing and hand cutting. You will also be working with the full spectrum of leather types from soft leathers and suedes to a hard sturdy veg tanned leather. This is a perfect introductory course to start your journey into leatherwork and bag making as you will experience the...

Glove making workshop

Glove making workshop

Greater London - Next course on 20th November 2019

This course provides a great opportunity to learn the difficult techniques and processes of glove making. Learn to stitch a glove. You will get the glove already cut and prepared to stitch and finish. You will be able to design the glove as you required. This course is popular in UK and abroad as well. We had many local and international students travel to UK specially to participate in this course. Starting from selecting leather, stretching, cutting to final finishing, you will learn the whole process of glove making, including...

Traditional Saddle Stitching with Armitage Leather

Traditional Saddle Stitching with Armitage Leather

During this one to one course, a more focused instruction into the Traditional Saddle Stitch will be given. Whilst 8 hours is not enough to cover all of the techniques and processes, you will have sufficient instruction and appreciation of the principals to continue at your own pace. During the course, you will gain an understanding of the tools, techniques and applications used to achieve the saddle stitch. Nigel Armitage is registered with and insured by the Guild of Master Craftsmen along with being an NVQ A1 Assessor, so can...

Fascinator making in Melbourne, Derbyshire

Fascinator making in Melbourne, Derbyshire

Derbyshire - Next course on 28th February 2020

Imagine going to an event and proud as punch wearing your fascinator, telling everyone, "I made this!" Create your very own fascinator in this one day workshop. You can learn lots of techniques using a fabulous material called sinamay, available in loads of gorgeous colours, as well as veiling, beads and wire and crinoline. You can learn how to make: Roses Lillies Bows & loops Leaves Buttercups 'Feathers' All materials will be provided, plus a lovely hat box to take your finished design home with you! Suitable for beginners &...

Flower workshop - how to make flowers for a hat, corsage or to decorate your Christmas table and gifts

Flower workshop - how to make flowers for a hat, corsage or to decorate your Christmas table and gifts

Greater London - Next course on 5th December 2019

Come and join Elizabeth to find out how to make beautiful flowers. Be inspired by the exquisite flowers that adorn Elizabeth Bessant Couture outfits, wedding dresses and accessories and learn a new skill. The workshop will be held in Elizabeth’s studio in West Wimbledon and start with tea and coffee and a chance to look at her gorgeous collections for inspiration. Then Elizabeth will demonstrate how to make camellia, lotus flowers, roses and lilies in various materials. She will also share beading techniques used to create the centres of flowers....

Stitchless bags workshop - learn how to craft your own leather bag with no stitching

Stitchless bags workshop - learn how to craft your own leather bag with no stitching

Bristol - Next course on 30th November 2019

Make your own small shoulder bag from leather with no stitching. Using only rivets and lacing techniques this is a great introduction to leatherwork. You will be able to choose from a selection of Italian vegetable tanned leather and to emboss it with your name or other words to personalise it. The bags are small shoulder style bags, made from hard vegetable tanned leather and are unlined. You can also make stitchless small leather goods - choose from a simple purse a card holder, a glasses case, a travel pouch,...

Make a leather bag in a day workshop

Make a leather bag in a day workshop

Bristol - Next course on 5th December 2019

Join Esther Keen from Leather Needle Thread in Bristol to make a leather bag in a day. There is a choice of bucket bag or tote bag and a wide choice of beautiful coloured vegetable tanned full grain leather as well as metallic leather. Learn how to craft your own leather bag using a semi industrial sewing machine. You will be able to mix and match leather colours and tweak the designs to make the bags more your own and to emboss the bag with your name or any other...

A One-day Feltmaking Course to Make a Fabulous Felt Hat in the Beautiful Forest of Dean.

A One-day Feltmaking Course to Make a Fabulous Felt Hat in the Beautiful Forest of Dean.

Gloucestershire - Next course on 23rd November 2019

Come and make your own beautiful felt hat. Whether you dream of dreadlocks, your own festival hat, beret, or any other shape, you can come along and have a go at creating it. You will be shown how to design your own hat, working from a basic template, which you can then personalise by adding flaps, flowers, tassels, bobbles or any other decoration you can think of!

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