Welcome to Leather Crafting 101! Ready to start your leatherworking journey? This is for you.

Learn the basics of leather through crafting handmade goods. With guidance from our friendly crafters, you'll leave with three handmade pieces made from full-grain vegetable-tanned Italian leather and solid brass hardware, along with essential knowledge to begin your new passion.

Workshop Outline:

-Introduction to leather crafting, types of leather, and tanning processes
-Cut and work with full-grain vegetable-tanned leather
-Make a leather cardholder, luggage tag, and key fob
-Personalize with hot foil stamping of your initials
-Take home your handmade items

Tannery: Conceria Walpier (Italy)
Article: Museum Buttero Leather
Description: Conceria Walpier Buttero Museum Veg Tan Full Grain Leather from Tuscany, Italy, known for its consistency and finish, with a firm feel and a visible grain that ages beautifully.
Read more here: http://bit.ly/4byxsFK

You will also receive the Pelle Vegetale Consortium Authenticity Tag, which ensures that the leather produced by Italian tanneries is sourced and tanned in full compliance with vegetable tanning standards.

Duration: 2-3 hours

Nothing speaks sophistication like the Hermes Calvi. Designed with practicality in mind, this modest cardholder is made with Epsom leather and consists of two slots that will quite literally fit the bill.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to work with premium Epsom leather to craft a luggage tag, key fob and a cardholder inspired by the elegant design of the Calvi - fully lined and assembled with high-quality Italian glue.

Workshop Outline:

- Brief introduction to the art of leather craft, various types of leather and tanning processes
- Learn to cut and work with Hermes’ Epsom leather
- Construct luxury leather goods, including a Hermes Calvi-inspired cardholder, luggage tag and key fob
- Personalise your handiwork with a hot foil stamping of your initials

Materials provided:

- Leather Craft Tools
- Epsom Leather
- Solid Hardware

This workshop is suitable for leather enthusiasts and beginners

Duration: 3 Hours

Learn to cut, assemble, and crease your very own cardholder out of full grain Italian vegetable tanned Buttero leather and stich with the finest linen threads money can buy.

Workshop Outline:

- Intermediate workshop suitable for beginners
- Brief introduction on the various types of leather, threads and stitching techniques
- Learn how to use Heat Creasing machine used by major fashion brands
- Learn how to assemble, glue, punch and hand stich leather cardholder using traditional saddle stitching technique
- Edge finishing
- Customized initial stamping
- Take home your very own handcut, hand-assembled and handstitched cardholder

Tannery: Conceria Walpier + Demso
Article: Buttero Leather + Chevre (Goat)
Description: Conceria Walpier Buttero Vegetable Tanned Full Grain Leather from Tuscany, Italy, known for its consistency and finish, with a firm feel and a visible grain that ages beautifully.
Read more here: http://bit.ly/4byxsFK

You will also receive the Pelle Vegetale Consortium Authenticity Tag, which ensures that the leather produced by Italian tanneries is sourced and tanned in full compliance with vegetable tanning standards.

Duration: 3.5 hours

The failsafe antidote to life is a good trip abroad.

Arrive in fashion with a set of handcrafted travel essentials. Participants will take home (and to the airport) a sophisticated passport holder and a luggage tag, constructed out of premium Pueblo leather from the Badalassi Carlo tannery in Italy. These pieces will certainly stand out amongst your packing list, especially for the seasoned traveller, due to the natural patina that occurs during the ageing process.

Workshop Outline:

-Introduction to leather crafting, types of leather, and tanning processes
-Cut and work with premium-grade Italian Pueblo leather from Badalassi Carlo
-Make a passport holder and luggage tag
-Embossing of your initials
-Take home your handmade items

Tannery: Badalassi Carlo (Italy)
Article: Pueblo Leather
Description: Italian Pueblo leather from Badalassi Carlo for a luxurious feel and a magnificent patina for rustic opulence.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/TLSpueblo

You will also receive the Pelle Vegetale Consortium Authenticity Tag, which ensures that the leather produced by Italian tanneries is sourced and tanned in full compliance with vegetable tanning standards.

Duration: 4-5 hours

Learn how to craft your own bucket bag with premium full grain vegetable tanned leather.

Workshop Outline:
- Advance workshop suitable for beginners
- No prior experience required
- Learn how to cut, assemble, glue, punch and hand-stitch the bucket bag
- Take home your very own hand-cut, hand-assembled and hand-stitched bucket bag

All tools and materials required for the construction of the bag will be provided.

Duration: 4.5hours