Make Your Own Leather Sneakers in a Day Workshop

Description

Join me in my Bristol studio for a day of making and craft yourself your own pair of bespoke leather sneakers. This is a fun yet challenging day of learning new skills. The class size is limited to a maximum of 4 people to ensure you get plenty of one to one attention! You will first cut out the leather uppers from a pattern before making stitching holes and lacing holes with specialist leather tools which are provided. You will then have the option to sew on additional details and fix metal eyelets on the lacing holes. Finally, you will hand sew the leather uppers to the rubber soles. Build yourself a pair of new sneakers! This workshop requires a degree of strength in the hands and may not be suitable for people with reduced mobility or strength in their hands (cutting/sewing leather can be hard work!). You will learn - How to cut out leather from a pattern How to punch holes in leather How to use a variety of leatherwork tools How to hand stitch leather How to fix metal eyelets How to sew the leather upper to the rubber sole

What's included in the price?

- A wide range of responsibly-sourced Italian coloured leather to choose from - Rubber sneaker soles in your chosen size - White shoe laces - Choice of coloured thread - 2 styles of sneakers - high tops or low tops - Tea, coffee and biscuits - You will need to bring a packed lunch or else there are lots of fabulous cafes nearby for lunch Sizes of the soles available 36 - 23.9cm 37 - 24.6cm 38 - 25.1cm 39 - 25.8cm 40 - 26.5cm 41 - 27.2cm 42 - 27.9cm 43 - 28.5cm 44 - 29.1cm 45 - 29.9cm 46 - 30.5cm 47 - 31.2cm

Cancellation policy

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

Maker

Leather Needle Thread

with Craft Courses since 2016

Message the tutor

I set up Leather Needle Thread in 2016 teaching handbag making workshops in Bristol, UK. Having guided over 300 people to make their own DIY leather bags (and the odd espadrille and leather sneaker!) from scratch I learnt what they found challenging, what they enjoyed and how they developed a sense of pride in their abilities. I have been a leatherworker for over 10 years and studied bag design and construction at the London College of Fashion before going on to work in the industry as a leatherworker and sample maker. The bag making kits were dreamed up because I wanted to give people a way to easily make covetable leather bags from beautiful materials, minimal tools and pared-back techniques in their own home.