LEATHERWORK - CARVING & TOOLING WORKSHOP
Sunday 24 August 9.45 am – 4.00 pm
£100.00 including refreshments, lunch, all materials, use of equipment on the day, tutoring & certificate of completion.
This full-day group workshop with our guest textile artist, Tony Fulton (Fatbob), is suitable for all skill levels.
Create an approx. 19 cm valet tray and an approx. 9 cm coaster using various skills.
You will learn many of the basic skills employed in carving and tooling a design onto leather to create an artistic piece, including how to use leather carving tools, casing the leather, creating & transferring a pattern, and spending the afternoon learning how to create an artistic piece of your own design.
Each student will also learn the skills needed so that they may continue to practice at home.
- Select the correct type of leather to use for tooling
- Design a pattern for your project
- Case the leather in preparation for tooling
- Learn how to place the pattern and trace it onto the leather
- Learn how to use a swivel knife & the tools for tooling the leather
- Learn about resist and using antique gel
- Learn how to protect your piece once finished
This LEATHERWORK - CARVING & TOOLING WORKSHOP will be held in the peaceful setting of our Blended Monkey studios on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk border.
Numbers are limited to ensure you get plenty of 1-2-1 tuition.
This leatherwork experience is suitable for 16+.
About a week before your workshop date, we'll e-mail you again with more details about parking etc.
Refreshments will be provided throughout the day and also a lovely lunch - tailored to meet all dietary requirements.
All students will be provided with a certificate of completion.
This would make a fabulous CRAFTY GIFT for someone - so drop us a line and we can post out to you/the recipient a complimentary personalised gift certificate for this experience🎁
The full-day workshop includes:
- Materials & use of equipment on the day
- Refreshments (tea/coffee/soft drinks/cake) & lunch - catering to all dietary requirements
- As we limit the number of people, you get to have some 1-2-1 tuition and the maximum benefit from a day with no distractions
- Certificate of completion
We also offer accommodation in the form of our Crafter's Retreat cabin subject to availability or we can advise of other local B&Bs.
Email:
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Phone: 07417 522366
Book:
https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/product-page/copy-of-leatherwork-carving-amp-tooling-blended-monkey-studios-25-may-20
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