Accessories: head to toe fashion courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

My leather craft workshop days are designed to be all about you…. getting hands on and making your very own hand stitched leather goods. I'm very happy to say I now have two workshop locations, one in West London and only a 10 minute walk away from West Ealing train station serving the newly opened Elizabeth Crossrail Line, and the other in Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire. Most of the weekday dates are held in the West London Studio and Workshops start at 10.30am. Here are the full addresses of each Workshop;...

This one day course will introduce you to the principles of hand crafted leatherwork through the making of your own hand stitched, hand dyed, leather belt. A hands on course during which you will learn how to mark out, cut and dye vegetable tanned leather to make a belt. You will then prepare it for stitching and practice the technique of saddle stitch. The course will also show you how to burnish the edges of the belt and finish the leather. Belt Length: You will need to know what size...

Leatherwork taster course - half day leather accessory making workshop From my studio in the Surrey countryside, come and have a crafty morning or afternoon making up to 3 leather accessories including a case or purse (card/phone/glasses), tassel or two tone keyring and item of jewellery (bracelet/earrings) or a luggage tag. This course is perfect for beginner leatherworkers and will provide you with some of the basic skills and knowledge to go away and continue working with leather on your own. This makes the perfect activity for a birthday, hen...

Nipple tassel making class in Brighton & Hove. A fun and exciting workshop, where you'll learn how to make nipple tassels. Guided by an experienced teacher, where you'll be guided step by step, just let your creative juices flow. Take home your lovely keep-sake creations, gift wrapped to be treasured or pret-a porter for a fun night out! If you're unable to attend this class, we also run online workshops and sell Nipple Tassel Making kits!

By the end of the day, participants will leave with their own, handcrafted leather possibles pouch. Along the way, you will learn various skills such as stitching, riveting and cutting leather. There will also be the opportunity to dye and finish the leather and add decoration to make each pouch personal to its creator.

MAKE A BELT IN A DAY Craft it Yourself! This course is ideal for all, from beginners to confident makers with only a few hours to spare. 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 be working with 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 wide variety of tasks involved in the...

Have you ever heard of The North East textile technique of proggy or clippy? No! If you would like to learn a new craft, then this new craft kit designed by MHW Millinery contains everything you need to make your own tartan ruffle corsage style flower, using clippy – which is also known as rag rugging – techniques and also introduces you to some basic millinery ones too. The finished flower corsage is made from Lochcarron of Scotland tartan and measures 3.5 – 4″/ 8-10cm. It features a contrasting half...

Polymer clay is a fantastic material for making buttons. In its raw state, colours can be mixed to suit and shapes can be easily textured and moulded into a huge range of shapes and sizes. Once baked, it's machine washable and lightweight, so if you are a stitcher, carder, knitter or felter, or just enjoy learning a craft, this course is for you. Your tutor, Jo, will explain and demonstrate how to make your own molds; prepare and condition the clay; select and mix colours; shape and texture your buttons;...

Woven leather bag making - it is easier than it looks (and it looks fabulous let's face it!) The course instructs the student in the full process of making this style of Satchel bag (so called only because this bag is unlined and has raw edges). However this technique produces gorgeous results and you will walk away from this day with your own hand made shoulder bag complete with your own choice of fittings, colours and patterns (lots of choice available). Beginning with the pattern, the body and component parts...

This is a course bundle of the mitten and moccasin courses I am running in August 2022. It is aimed at those who would like to book all three days. The course content is as described for both days and I will add that below. You will make mittens on Friday 5th and the moccasins on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August. Mittens Course information for Friday 5th August Imagine taking a walk on a cold snowy day or even a frosty morning, wrapped up against the elements with your...