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In this course, Love and Salvage will take you through the various steps of creating your own unique bucket bag! You will learn various techniques and steps, including:

1) Choosing leathers
2) Learning to use a range of leather tools
3) Using an industrial sewing machine
4) Constructing your bag
5) Fitting hardware

This is a practical and hands-on course, and is suitable for complete beginners. It is a small class, with only up to two students at a time. You will learn all of the designers tips for working with leather, just as if it were private tuition!

Please be aware that we use flatbed sewing machines. This is not a hand stitching leather craft course.

Bucket Bag Workshop. Sew your own leather bag!

Everything you need to create your own dream clutch! This learning bag kit is the perfect opportunity to express your creativity.

Become a bag designer in an afternoon, with our practical approach and guidance. Research your designs, test them out, then put your ideas into action. Immerse yourself in the process, as you apply your surface pattern design to the leather. Then follow the instructions and voilå your own unique leather clutch!

The leather in this kit is pre-consumer waste from the upholstery and manufacturing industry in London and is lined with cotton.

Bag dimensions:
Height 15cm x Width 21cm

Obby - Discover London's favourite classes and workshops.

Leather Clutch Bag Kit

Mend your makes and your mind in this two-hour sewing surgery. These sessions are for people with basic or even advanced sewing skills who just need some guidance or a boost of confidence.

Bring along a project you are working on or keen to start and the friendly and experienced teachers will be able to guide you on your way.  We have some of our own projects and patterns you can use whilst in the class too.  It is best if you have some sewing experience and can thread a machine but if you just need a refresher that is fine too

This gives you an opportunity to have 2 hours you can set aside for yourself and your sewing and ask someone for help when you need it.

We can offer guidance on:

 -Dressmaking
Demystifying Pattern terminology
Techniques
Fitting
-Upcycling
-Mending
-Alterations
-Advanced Skills
-Basic Pattern Cutting

Materials
We have a selection of fabrics and trims in the studio which you can purchase or you can bring your own. You can bring your own machine if you want to practise on it or use ours.

Small class sizes so you get plenty of attention on your project.

If you know what you're doing but you want some company whilst you sew check out our new class The Sewcial.


Sewing Surgery 

We've all got that item of clothing that's very important to us, not for sentimental reasons - it just looks so damn good! And the thought of its lifespan coming to an end fills us with horrific dread and makes your stomach turn inside out.

But fear no more!

This workshop will teach you different techniques on taking patterns from your favourite items of clothing, without even having to unpick the original, meaning you can copy that favourite pair of jeans that make your butt look super good!

Bring along 2-3 garments that you would like to take patterns from.

You will:

Enjoy a creative way to spend a day
Meet other fashion lovers!
Receive take home a paper pattern of your chosen garment

COVID-19 Update:

Your safety is important to us!

We will now be reducing the size of the workshop from 6 people to 3 people per class, to adhere to the social distancing measures. As we are reducing the class numbers, it is important that students adhere and respect our cancellation policy, until we can get business back to normal, and teach at the required capacity.

On entering, we will have sanitiser stations for you to to freshen up. All machinery, sewing stations, and tools you will be using, will be sanitised before you arrive, and between each session.
At your sewing station you will also have sanitiser wipes, should you feel you need to use them.
Our lavatories are communal, but they will be supplied with santiser wipes, hand wash and disposable towels

Beginners Pattern Cutting: Clone your Clothes

Fancy yourself as a dressmaker but have absolutely no experience? Well, we have the perfect solution!

Join Craig and the rest of the Fashion Box team for a workshop aimed at complete beginners providing a complete introduction into Pattern Cutting.

You will learn about blocks, starting with the skirt block, using all of the techniques to create your very own skirt block using your own measurements, which you'll get to take home.
We will then move onto how to manipulate this block into different styles, adding panels, adding flare.. once you have learnt these techniques, you will be able to create any skirt design you wish!

A really fantastic, professional introduction to the world of pattern cutting - one not to be missed for anyone with an interest in dressmaking or fashion design!

Learn Pattern cutting basics
Draft a skirt block to your measurements
Experiment adding flare, or adding panels.

COVID-19 Update:

Your saftey is important to us!

We will now be reducing the size of the workshop from 6 people to 3 people per class, to adhere to the social distancing measures. As we are reducing the class numbers, it is important that students adhere and respect our cancellation policy, until we can get business back to normal, and teach at the required capacity.

On entering, we will have sanitiser stations for you to freshen up. All machinery, sewing stations, and tools you will be using, will be sanitised before you arrive, and between each session.
At your sewing station you will also have sanitiser wipes, should you feel you need to use them.
Our lavatories are communal, but they will be supplied with sanitiser wipes, hand wash and disposable towels

Beginners Bitesize! - Introduction to Pattern Cutting

There will be a choice of leather colours and you will be able to choose from gold or silver hardware. You will get expert guidance throughout your workshop by your teacher. There are a few design choices to pick from.

These are some of things you will be learning during your 1.30 hour course:

An introduction to different leather craft tools and different types of leather.
How to make a simple Key charm pattern.
Cutting your leather accessory from leather.
Marking out and cutting your leather.
Setting any hardware
Gluing and constructing the key charm.
Hot foil stamping your initials or name on leather using a professional personalisation machine.

Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with any of the terminology as you'll be given a demo of each stage and encouraged to practice on off-cuts of leather to build your confidence.

Make a Luxury Leather Key Ring and Personalise it. 

Leather craft focuses the mind, develops dexterity and creativity. During this 2 hour evening workshop you will select your own leather colour and thread, learn how to master the two-needled saddle stitching technique, use a range of traditional hand tools and also get to personalise your work with your own initials, all under the confident guidance of Garry Meehan who has run over 180 leather craft sessions with both adults and kids.

Rye Hide London was established by Designer Maker Garry Meehan. The name reflects the area of Peckham Rye, south London, where his workshop is based. Garry uses simple and traditional leather-working methods to make individually handcrafted goods, from handbags to card holders, glasses cases to change purses, which are as unique as they are functional.

Leather is a very adaptable and robust material that humans have used as long as they have hunted. The techniques and many of the hand tools have barely changed over centuries and does not take up much space; most projects can be made at your kitchen table.

The role of the Leather Artisan is seeing a real renaissance globally and Rye Hide London will regularly share ideas, tips and inspiration with fellow artisans in Scandinavia, USA, Europe, South Korea and Japan.

Leather Artisan Workshop - Make a Pencil/Glasses Pouch

Design and make your own bespoke espadrilles from reclaimed leather in our social enterprise studio!

In this three-hour workshop, you'll design and craft your own handmade pair of leather espadrilles.

Choose from our stock of leather reclaimed from local factory offcuts
Cut out your pattern, shape and pin the shoe to the sole
Handstitch the leather to the sole with waxed linen thread

Our experienced makers offer expert instruction and support, and everyone walks out in their own pair of shoes - all materials provided and no experience necessary! We use premium jute soles sourced from southern Spain, which are thicker, more robust, and comfier than any other espadrille sole we've seen, so you'll be sure to love wearing your shoes.

Each workshop includes local East London lunch.

Juta Shoes is a social enterprise making handcrafted sustainable leather espadrilles in London, supporting local women into work. We can also run our shoemaking workshops as bridal parties, teambuilding away days, or birthday parties - just get in touch about booking an anytime class!

Make your own sustainable leather espadrilles

Please note this class is for women only.

This is a drop in class to learn the crafty skill of pattern cutting. During this class you will have the opportunity to make a pattern from a block , adjust a ready-made pattern or even make your own block with free hand cutting style.

As a drop-in session, some, but not all of the points below will be covered over 3 hours - this will depend on your ability and how many sessions you have attended in the past:

How to take body measurements
How to adjust a ready-made pattern
How to make a free hand loose fitting  block to your size
How to make a skirt
Dart manipulation
How to create style lines
Hot to adjust a pattern to a different size

The class happens at the same time every week, so feel free book onto multiple sessions to continue to learn this skill!
These classes are ladies only classes for basic and intermediate levels.

Pattern Cutting Workshop

Pattern Cutting Workshop in North West London

Do you hate how shop bought clothes or dressmaking patterns never fit quite right? Or do you want to have a better understanding of how patterns work and are created? Well, this is the class for you!

What you'll learn:

   We'll show you how to accurately measure the top half of your body and use the measurements to make a bodice pattern block to fit your exact body shape.

 You will make your first pattern from it adding seam allowances and markings.

After lunch we will make a calico toile to check the fit and make any necessary adjustments to your block.

We will discuss how to adjust your block to make different designs and how to use it to adjust the fit of commercial patterns.

We will have a lunch hour from 1 - 2 pm. There are many places to grab a bite to eat in the local area, The Talbot Pub is just a stones throw away, the vibrant Brockley Market is just around the corner on Saturdays, there are also shops and other cafes within walking distance. We can point out where to go on the day!

Pattern Cutting: Make a Bodice Block & Toile

Make your very own leather Card Holder or Coin Purse from a choice of premium tanned leather. You'll get expert guidance and throughout your workshop by your teacher Leonie. There are a few design choices to pick from and the images are just an example of a few of the designs available to hand make during the workshop.

These are some of things you will be learning during your 2 hour course:

How to make a simple wallet pattern or shape .
Cutting your leather accessory from leather.
Marking out and chisel punching out your stitch holes.
Setting any hardware
Waxing your thread.
Burnishing your leather edges.
Stitching using a traditional leather Saddle Stitch.

Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with any of the terminology as you'll be given a demo of each stage and encouraged to practice on off-cuts of leather to build your confidence.

Make a Leather Card Wallet or Coin Purse

You will get expert guidance throughout your workshop by your teacher. There are a few design choices to pick from and the images are just an example of a few of the designs available to hand make during the workshop.

These are some of things you will be learning during your 2 hour course:

How to make a simple wallet pattern or shape .
Cutting your leather accessory from leather.
Marking out and chisel punching out your stitch holes.
Setting any hardware
Waxing your thread.
Burnishing your leather edges.
Stitching using a traditional leather Saddle Stitch.

Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with any of the terminology as you'll be given a demo of each stage and encouraged to practice on off-cuts of leather to build your confidence.

Make a Luxury Leather Handbag

Tracey English is a successful artist & illustrator - her work is instantly recognisable and can be seen on products throughout the UK and across the world.  This is a rare opportunity to spend a day with Tracey where she will share her techniques and inspiration with you.  In the morning you'll prepare papers and plan your A3 picture. After a delicious vegetarian lunch you'll begin to assemble and finalise your design.  At the end of the day you'll be able to take home your very own beautiful art work to treasure.

Collage & Paper Cutting with Tracey English

The perfect fitting pair of trousers can be an enigma to many of us, but how can we expect shops or patterns to fit everyone when all our bodies are all so different? With this pattern cutting class you will create a trouser block that fits you and only you and you can use it to make perfectly fitting trousers every time!

What you'll learn

We'll show you how to accurately measure your waist, hips and legs and we will use the measurements to make a trouser pattern block to fit your exact body shape.

You will make your first pattern from it adding seam allowances and markings.

After lunch we will make a calico toile to check the fit and make any necessary adjustments to your block.
      We will discuss how to adjust your block to make different designs and how to use it to adjust the fit of commercial patterns..

Pattern Cutting: Make a Trouser Block & Toile

Creating something beautiful with everyday paper - blissful London life.

In this class

Stacey, a brilliant paper cutting artist, will guide you through everything you need to know in this beginner class.

You will create your own paper cut design using either a design you're influenced by, or one of the many templates provided on arrival. Once you have done the design, you can frame it or scan your artwork for printing wedding invitations, Christmas cards, christening invites, baby announcements, clothing designs or whatever else tickles your fancy.

What will you learn you say? Loads of neat tips and tricks - and don't worry, everything you need is included (as well as a protective film for you to take your artwork home).

Stacey has had her work featured in several publications and has run classes for The Affordable Art Fair - oh and also she is one of the UK artists for international shoe company TOMS. So you are in great hands!

Paper Cutting Art Class

During this three hour workshop you will learn how to use a scalpol knife to cut intricate designs from existing templates. You will learn various techniques which Silvina will talk you through step by step, and will be encouraged to experiment with colours and textures using a selection of papers to create your piece. You will create your own artwork which you can then take home with you. Your work can then be mounted into a frame and given as a present, or displayed in your own home. You will also learn how to create your own designs for future artworks.

All materials will be provided, including the lights, and you will get to go home with one small but wonderful artwork ready to frame and hang on your wall.

Ticket price includes:

3 hours of teaching from Artist Silvina De Vita to make your own Christmas decor for your house.
All materials, including box frame and lights
Tea, coffee, biscuits and cake (please inform us of any dietary requirements in advance)

Classes are limited to 8 spaces so please be quick if you would like to book. Tea and cake included.

Silvina is been a paper cutter for 9 years, she has been published in several books about Paper Cutting and did several paper illustration for publications. She is an illustrator and graphic designer, paper cutter and very experienced teacher, excited to pass on these skills to other makers.

Christmas Themed Paper Cutting Workshop

Get ready to go couture!

A fun, fast and exciting way of creating figure hugging patterns.

Get ready to master the mannequin! Contour Pattern Cutting will help you raise your mannequin game thanks to an intensive workshop of pattern cutting, sewing and structuring. You will create a figure hugging design, ideal for bridal, evening wear and / or corsetry.

**Please note: If you would like to make your own size, you are more than welcome to bring along your our mannequin (adjustable). We will only have random sizes to work on for the day.
This pattern cutting pocess can only be done 'on the mannequin' and can not be done to personal measurements.

Workshop Breakdown

create your design
draft off patterns
cut out your garment
sew up your garment
learn about materials used for supportive garments
inserting boning

It is advisable that you have attended our Intro to sewing workshop beforehand or have used a sewing machine before. Or you may find this workshop too difficult and may fall behind.

COVID-19 Update:

Your safety is important to us!

We will now be reducing the size of the workshop from 5 people to 3 people per class, to adhere to the social distancing measures. As we are reducing the class numbers, it is important that students adhere and respect our cancellation policy, until we can get business back to normal, and teach at the required capacity.

On entering, we will have sanitiser stations for you to freshen up. All machinery, sewing stations, and tools you will be using, will be sanitised before you arrive, and between each session.
At your sewing station you will also have sanitiser wipes, should you feel you need to use them.
Our lavatories are communal, but they will be supplied with sanitiser wipes, hand wash and disposable towels

WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING?
1.5 metres of your own fabric
5 metres of boning
5 metres of 1.5cm wide cotton bias binding.
(boning and bias binding can be purchased at the workshop.)

DO I NEED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION BEFORE I ATTEND?
No, just turn up on the day!
WORKSHOP DURATION
This is a 7 hour workshop. Classes start promptly, so make sure you are on time.

AGE RESTRICTIONS
This workshop is suitable for 16 years and above. All students under the age of 17, must be accompanied by a participating adult.

Contour Cutting: Create garment patterns by drawing straight onto the mannequin!

This workshop invites you to create a book of memories and letters to the future, resulting in a unique personal project or gift for a loved one.

Via a live Zoom event and a series of pre-recorded online tutorials, Cass and Julie will lead you through the making process and provide you with writing guidance and exercises that explore themes of self-reflection, hopes, dreams and ambitions for the future, resulting in a hand-bound collection of uplifting, inspiring and poignant letters.

The book structure will involve making and decorating envelopes, stitching them together using an exposed French link stitch and adding a hard front and back cover – a great structure for storing your own writing as well as cards and letters you have received.

A kit containing all the tools and materials you will need is included in the workshop – this consists of good quality bookbinding tools, a range of recycled, vintage and decorative papers, stamps, stickers and a few surprises… trust us when we say it will be a joy to open!

Workshop participants will receive an invite to a 1.5-hour Zoom live event. This is an opportunity for Julie and Cass to welcome you to the workshop, go through how it will run, introduce what’s in your kit, share some examples and answer any of your questions.

Following this session you will be given access to Julie and Cass’s ‘how to’ video instructions and an invite to re-group a few weeks later to share your creations as part of a Zoom live sharing event.

Letters to the Future

Many people share a passion for letter cutting. To learn how to cut these and other elements into saleable and diplayable letters, sign up to an online letter cutting course or attend a practical workshop with one of our letter cutting specialists.

Letter Cutting classes, courses, learning kits and gifts on Obby

Bucket Bag Workshop. Sew your own leather bag!

Leather Clutch Bag Kit

Sewing Surgery

Beginners Pattern Cutting: Clone your Clothes

Beginners Bitesize! - Introduction to Pattern Cutting

Make a Luxury Leather Key Ring and Personalise it.

Leather Artisan Workshop - Make a Pencil/Glasses Pouch

Make your own sustainable leather espadrilles

Pattern Cutting Workshop in North West London

Pattern Cutting: Make a Bodice Block & Toile

Make a Leather Card Wallet or Coin Purse

Make a Luxury Leather Handbag

Collage & Paper Cutting with Tracey English

Pattern Cutting: Make a Trouser Block & Toile

Paper Cutting Art Class

Christmas Themed Paper Cutting Workshop

Contour Cutting: Create garment patterns by drawing straight onto the mannequin!

Letters to the Future

Use obby giftcards
on any learning kit

Letter Cutting classes, courses, learning kits and gifts on Obby

Bucket Bag Workshop. Sew your own leather bag!

Leather Clutch Bag Kit

Sewing Surgery

Beginners Pattern Cutting: Clone your Clothes

Beginners Bitesize! - Introduction to Pattern Cutting

Make a Luxury Leather Key Ring and Personalise it.

Leather Artisan Workshop - Make a Pencil/Glasses Pouch

Make your own sustainable leather espadrilles

Pattern Cutting Workshop in North West London

Pattern Cutting: Make a Bodice Block & Toile

Make a Leather Card Wallet or Coin Purse

Make a Luxury Leather Handbag

Collage & Paper Cutting with Tracey English

Pattern Cutting: Make a Trouser Block & Toile

Paper Cutting Art Class

Christmas Themed Paper Cutting Workshop

Contour Cutting: Create garment patterns by drawing straight onto the mannequin!

Letters to the Future

Use obby giftcardson any learning kit

Use obby giftcards
on any learning kit