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Description
In this project you’ll get to go home with a long lasting object with a safety closure & made from sustainable materials. You’ll learn the basics about leather, the different types of tanning, how to tell them apart, and how to take care of your leather goods to make them last longer. This bag will probably last at least a century if well taken care off, so you’ll be able to pass it on when you don’t use it anymore.
First you’ll get to choose a colour from our varied palette, and I will guide you through the process of cutting the leather by hand, punch, dye cut, set rivets, and then sand, paint, wax and burnish all the edges by hand. Lastly you’ll be assembling the hardware and the pieces of leather, and you’ll finish off by cold stamping any word you want to personalise your bag. You don’t need previous experience in leather work, but! I do recommend that you feel comfortable using a cutter, leather hammer, dye cutters, press, and other tools. Please let us know beforehand if there’s a specific colour you have in mind, as the availability varies.Our workshops take place in Kreuzberg, the address will be decided depending on availability and amount of people, and will be sent to you directly before the date.