1 Day belt or dog collar/lead making course £149

Description

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at leather work?

On this one-day course you will learn how to make a belt from start to finish. You will learn traditional leather craft techniques from carving and embossing leather, dying leather, polishing edges, riveting buckles and sewing on an industrial sewing machine.

You can transfer these techniques to make dog collars as well as belts.

Key skills learned in this course

How to make a paper pattern for your chosen design
Introduction to leather carving
Different ways to dye and stain leather
Skiving techniques
Finishing techniques
Riveting buckles
Optional hand stitching or sewing on the industrial machines
How to attach different hardware
What to bring

We provide the leather & rivets but please bring with you buckles and any metal component for decoration.

When buying buckles they will refer to the size of leather belt width that you will use. For example most commonly used is around a 3.5cm buckle for a jeans belt. You will find different colour metals so please pick matching metal finishes for all components.

Some good places to look online are:

The identity store:
Artisan Leather -

And shops if you get the chance to go to East London are:

London Trimmings :
ANK Camden
Batchelors:
London Trimmings

Let me know if you have any questions regarding choosing what to buy.

The course runs from 10:30-17:30 weekdays and weekends.

Capacity
We now have a max capacity of 4 students. We have a large open plan 6m x 6m space that is very easy to have everyone social distanced apart. All machines have been set up 2m apart and demonstrations will be given to all students one at a time. I will wear a mask for close contact teaching but it is not compulsory for students to wear them as you will all be 2m apart.

On the day:
We will have a half an hour lunch break together so please bring lunch and snacks. Before Covid 19 I used to provide lunch and snacks but for now I have been advised for people to bring their own, which I am sad about as I loved providing this. Coffee / tea will also be provided but if you would rather bring your own then, of course, are more than welcome.

Location
Unit 7, Suite1, 44 Chartwell Road Lancing Business Centre, Lancing, West Sussex BN15 8UE. Once you have booked the course you will receive an email with driving directions and public transport info. There is limited FREE parking on site and we are around 10 mins walk from Lancing train station.

Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts. Start dates may be amended on request.

What's included in the price?

All leather and equipment for using is included in this course.

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