Leather Working: Card Wallet

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Event Info

Hand sew a leather card wallet.

Event Start Date: Saturday, Oct 28, 2023 | 5:00 pm

Class Name Leather Working: Card Wallet

Duration 3 hours

Cost $60 ($50 for members)

Class Size 4-6 students

Ages 14+

Description

Leather is a remarkable material that is durable and beautiful. It has been used for thousands of years and is still a useful and appealing medium. Come learn how to turn a piece of leather into something beautiful and functional!

This class will give a brief overview on different kinds of leather, including the different ways leather is tanned. We will learn four different skills that will help you with all of your leather projects including measuring, cutting, sewing and edge burnishing. These skills will carry over to most if not all leather working projects. By the time you are finished you will have a beautiful leather card holder to take with you!

Instructors

Michael Hanna

Michael’s interests lie in both greenwood carving and blacksmithing. He was introduced to greenwood carving after watching a demonstration in 2016. He soon became thoroughly obsessed with all things hand carved and hand turned. Mike’s passion for blacksmithing grew out of necessity for making tools for his pole lathe. Soon after, he discovered that wood and metal complement each other in many ways and his love for working with metal grew by the day. He currently enjoys hand forging items for around the home such as wall hooks, coat racks, shelf brackets, bottle openers, and all the necessary tooling that goes along with it. He has been blacksmithing since 2017 and has invested a lot of time and money in learning the craft on his own. Mike enjoys teaching others both in blacksmithing and woodworking and loves passing on the knowledge of traditional crafts using hand tools and tried and true methods.

Registration

Registration is open now through October 26, 2023.