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Leather Workshop - Make a Card Case and Key Fob in supple naturally tanned leather

5(2 reviews)
Learn leather stitch skills and make beautiful Italian leather accessories
Hoxton
In-person
£125 pp
2hrs 30min
Beginner
What happens in this class?

This is a beginner's leather workshop where you will learn how to:

  • Smooth and burnish the edges of the leather
  • Use a creasing tool to give them a professional finish
  • Attach the layers of the card case together and the hardware to the key fob
  • Use a stitching iron and hammer to make the stitch holes
  • Thread your needles with pre-waxed linen thread
  • Saddle stitch your card case and keyfob
  • Buff and burnish the leather
  • Personalise the card case with initials or numbers

At the end of the class you will leave with two beautiful Italian leather accessories…

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Things to remember

Everything is provided for the class, but please do wear trousers. (This may seem an unusual request, but you need to sit on the clam (the piece of equipment used for the stitching) and it is only comfortable in trousers.

Latest Reviews
5(2 reviews)
JK - 19 January 2023
Great class. I highly recommend.
Richard Burniston - 11 February 2019
A throughly enjoyable experience. The school is conveniently located, close to Old Street underground station, and easy to find. After a warm welcome I met the other students, a really nice bunch, and found a seat at the spacious work table. The instructor was very experienced and patient and I simply could not believe that I was able to create such a cool leather piece on my first attempt - I am an artist but do not consider myself "handy" at all, so this came as a pleasant surprise and shows just how well thought-through the course is. Highly recommended!
Booking Options
Private BookingFor groups of 4 to 8 guests
£69

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Age Requirement

14
All students under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.

Flexible cancellation policy

Any class can be cancelled and fully refunded within 24 hours of purchase. See cancellation policy.
Your Teacher

Carreducker are master handsewn shoemakers Deborah Carre and James Ducker, based in the iconic Oxo Tower Wharf on London's South Bank. The duo learned their craft the traditional way, as shoe making apprentices. Today, they make bespoke shoes for private customers and deliver the bespoke shoe service at Gieves & Hawkes on Savile Row.

Passionate for the heritage, handsewn craft and keen to share their skills, Carreducker have been teaching shoe making since 2006. James originally taught shoe making at Cordwainers College and Deborah was a visiting lecturer in shoe and accessory design at the London College of Fashion, so…

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Reviews

JK - 19 January 2023
Great class. I highly recommend.
Richard Burniston - 11 February 2019
A throughly enjoyable experience. The school is conveniently located, close to Old Street underground station, and easy to find. After a warm welcome I met the other students, a really nice bunch, and found a seat at the spacious work table. The instructor was very experienced and patient and I simply could not believe that I was able to create such a cool leather piece on my first attempt - I am an artist but do not consider myself "handy" at all, so this came as a pleasant surprise and shows just how well thought-through the course is. Highly recommended!