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Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

Hand tooled bag celtic theme

Tooling for the back of the bag

Small pouch with specific design

Hand tooled design for customer with their own design

Celtic design for small axe and knife

Egyptian bag made for a friends birthday

Hand tooled piece

Friends 60th present

viking tooling

Arsenal logo

Celtic cross

Celtic cross made for bracers

Sharon tooling

Lynette tooling

Steve tooling

Jo is very pleased with her finished piece

Christine using a swivel knife

Steve dyeing his leather after tooling

Steve with his tooled leather

Lorna using a swivel knife

Terry tooling the leather with a stamp

side view of the celtic bag

bracer with a simple design

celtic pattern

Motled bag

acrylic painted bag

acrylic paint

acrylic painted fish

Description

Learn how to enhance your leather items by adding a unique hand tooled design. This is an opportunity to learn new skills to make any leather project stand out. With your new skills, you will be able to make personal gifts for family and friends. Learn to use dyes, antique gel and many other tips to help you along your way to leather tooling. A comprehensive list will be provided for you to take away including where to purchase leather, dyes, tools etc. Even if you are working with a budget, this will help you find all the equipment you need as I have done all the hard work for you. With just the basic tools, you can get started on your tooling/stamping journey. Weekdays are also available on request

What's included in the price?

What type of leather to use for tooling Choose a leather pattern for your project How to place the pattern and trace the pattern onto the leather Learn how to use Stamps on the leather and different types of stamps Learn about different dyes Learn about resist and using antique gel How to protect your leather piece once finished All leather, patterns, tools will be provided

Duration

2 days

Cancellation policy

Easy - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts

Maker

philippadavidsonleather

with Craft Courses since 2022

Message the tutor

My background is in engineering on the railway. I have always been hands on. Due to ill health, I retired from the railway. I have always been making things . My partner brought a 2 day leather course which I thoroughly enjoyed. I went on to try my hand at tooling/stamping leather. I practiced until I had reached a good standard. I was then asked to teach so that gave me a huge confidence to start teaching hand tooling. I am enjoying teaching others through the process which I have learnt for myself and can now pass on. I have recently started a Tiktok account which will show my new project of armour making for LARPS and Cosplay

Suitable for

Adults
Seniors
Teenagers
Wheelchair users
Hearing impaired
Pet lovers
Easter
Suitable for beginners
UK Holiday
Spooky
Intermediate level
Overseas Holiday
Father's Day
Fairs, festivals & exhibitions
Romantic
Residential
Mother's Day
Christmas
Parking provided

What does this mean?

Message the tutor

Venue

32 Adisham Green, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, Sittingbourne, ME10 2SR

Reviews

All maker's reviews

19 Aug 24'

Jonathan Howell reviewed: Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

"A delightful and deeply informative one-on-one (+ the occasional visiting dog). I came away feeling very positive about being able to continue with the skills that I had arrived hoping to learn & polish. The range of experience that Pip has had and the skills she has developed make for a very hands-on approach. Time passed as a summer's day should with bees humming just outside the open patio door - the gentle tap-tap-tap of tooling leather punctuated with a range of conversation from film, theatre & leather-armour to martial arts training. Thank you Pip - a valuable and memorable couple of days."

11 Aug 24'

Bronwen Stimpson reviewed: Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

"What can I say, Pippa was positively awesome. I learnt so much and took away plenty of skills to practice. "

19 Dec 23'

Liz Harkin reviewed: Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

"This was a wonderful course! Pip is very knowledgeable and generously shares this knowledge. She warmly welcomed us into her home, and we learned so much over the 2 days with her. I left feeling confident and thinking about all the future projects I want to make, and thanks to Pip I will be able to achieve. I cannot recommend this course highly enough! It was absolutely wonderful! "

26 Nov 23'

Clare Jepson reviewed: Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

"Had a great course learning to tool with Pip. It was great fun and I have lots of tips and tricks to continue practicing."

philippadavidsonleather responded:

"Thank you, it was lovely to guide you through the process of tooling leather. It was a great 2 days in which you gained confidence in your leather work. Wishing you all the best for the your future projects "

28 Aug 23'

Yvonne reviewed: Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

"I would thoroughly recommend taking a course with Pip. She has a lot of knowledge and patience when teaching. Having struggled, on my own, to try and learn leather tooling from videos and books she has set me on the right path to achieve something I can be proud of. I had a fun two days learning all the basics and more with Pip. She has a relaxing manner for teaching and her workshop environment is well set up. Thank you Pip. "

15 Mar 23'

Phil Trainor reviewed: Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

"Two days of one to one tuition with Philippa has most definitely gave me the skills to start leather tooling with confidence. Always on hand to help and answer any questions Philippa’s informal style of teaching really made it easy for me to get to grips with new skills. I highly recommend this course."

16 Jan 23'

Steve Lanaway reviewed: Leather tooling course with Pip Davidson

"The 2 days were enjoyable and informative. Pip made me feel very welcome and she took me through my own project from finding patterns online, printing them off, adjusting them and also adapting a portrait I wanted to tool to fit the leather I was working with. I would recommend the course to anyone wishing to learn how to tool leather."

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