1 Day Belt or Dog Collar/Lead Making Course £199
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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: https://www.identityleathercraft.com/index.php/fastening-buckles/centre-bar-buckles.html
https://www.identityleathercraft.com/index.php/fastening-buckles/heel-bar-strap-buckle.html
Artisanleather - http://www.artisanleather.co.uk/buckles.html
And shops if you get the chance to go to East London are:
London Trimmings : http://www.londontrimmings.co.uk
S& K fittings: http://www.skfittings.co.uk
Batchelors: http://jtbatchelor.co.uk
Let me know if you have any questions regarding choosing what to buy.
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.