Leather Belt Making w/ Mikey
10/17/2024 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM CT
Admission
- $75.00
Location
Austin, TX
Summary
The Leather Belt Making class provides a foundational overview of leather crafting. Attendees will make a leather belt using a variety of techniques.
Description
The Intro to Leatherworking is dividided into four sections:
- Intro
- Class Introduction
- Safety Tips
- Why We Still Work with Leather
- Leather Grades/Quality/Types
- Tools
- Design
- The Process of Designing a Project
- Inches vs Centimeters
- How to Practice without Waste
- Resources for Templaces
- During design discussion, we will trace and cut out our belt.
- Finishing
- Edge Beveling
- Sanding
- Sealing/Treating/Cleaning Leather
- Edge Burnishing
- During finishing, we will round and slick the edges of our belt, and break up any leftover glue inside.
After completion of this course, participants will have learned the basics of crafting a small leather project that can then be built upon into almost any project they can dream up.