Heritage Skills Workshop - Leather Working

Name: Heritage Skills Workshop - Leather Working
Start: 2025-02-01T10:00:00-08:00
Location: 5519 Five Mile Drive - Inside Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98407

Schedule

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025 at 10:00 am

UTC-08:00

Location

5519 Five Mile Drive - Inside Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA, United States, Washington 98407 | Tacoma, WA

(Age 18+) This is a beginning level class taught by Robert Steele in basic hand stitched leatherwork. We will be constructing a simple pouch, a small sheath for a pair of nippers, and a small needle case.
The principles which will be taught are:
Introduction to leather tools and leather
Using the pricking iron
Sewing leather using the basic saddle stitch
Making a simple pattern.
Making a simple turned pouch.
Making a simple sheath
Cutting out from a pattern. (The needle case)
Materials will be provided and the participant will go home with a pair of thread nippers, a simple scratch awl and the ‘fruits’ of their labors. Projects can be completed at home. A list of basic leather working tools and sources will be provided.