Leatherwork: Make a Coin Purse and a Belt
27 June and 5 Sept: explore the art of leathermaking with an introductory workshop, using your new skills to make a coin purse and a belt.
Through an introduction to the craft, participants will learn how to dye, finish and hand stitch leather using the traditional two needle saddle stitch to make a professionally finished coin purse and a belt.
This workshop is designed for beginners, no experience required.
Your tutor is Ruth Pullan, who learnt her trade from a saddler back in 2012, honing her skills further at the Cumbria School of Saddlery. Her practice has seen her make pieces for craft fairs, shops and galleries and since featuring in “Forge & Carve: Heritage Crafts – The Search for Well-being and Sustainability in the Modern World”. she began to teach too. Since then, she has taught around 400 people the traditional craft of hand stitched leatherwork.
Our class sizes are small, so you'll have a chance to engage with the tutor while you work.
This leatherwork workshop takes place on Saturday 27 June and Saturday 5 September, 9.30am-4pm. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
Please note:
- Please meet at The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the car park and look for signs directing you to the location of the course.
- All tools/materials included. Wear practical clothes that can get dirty. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).
- Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
- Not suitable for children.
- Mess room available for course participants to use during breaks. Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.
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27 June and 5 Sept: explore the art of leathermaking with an introductory workshop, using your new skills to make a coin purse and a belt.
Through an introduction to the craft, participants will learn how to dye, finish and hand stitch leather using the traditional two needle saddle stitch to make a professionally finished coin purse and a belt.
This workshop is designed for beginners, no experience required.
Your tutor is Ruth Pullan, who learnt her trade from a saddler back in 2012, honing her skills further at the Cumbria School of Saddlery. Her practice has seen her make pieces for craft fairs, shops and galleries and since featuring in “Forge & Carve: Heritage Crafts – The Search for Well-being and Sustainability in the Modern World”. she began to teach too. Since then, she has taught around 400 people the traditional craft of hand stitched leatherwork.
Our class sizes are small, so you'll have a chance to engage with the tutor while you work.
This leatherwork workshop takes place on Saturday 27 June and Saturday 5 September, 9.30am-4pm. There will be a break for lunch and a mess room to eat lunch in, alternatively there is an on-site café. Tea and coffee provided.
Please note:
- Please meet at The Heritage and Rural Skills Centre in Coleshill village. Follow signs for the car park and look for signs directing you to the location of the course.
- All tools/materials included. Wear practical clothes that can get dirty. Please bring your own refreshments (or the means to purchase these from the on-site café).
- Toilets on site, including accessible toilet. Level access into the teaching space. Some uneven surfaces such as cobbles due to the historic nature of the building. Please contact us if you require an accessible parking space or if you would like to have an informal chat about access before you book.
- Not suitable for children.
- Mess room available for course participants to use during breaks. Drinking water and facilities for making tea and coffee available. Refreshments/lunches available to purchase from on-site café.
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