Advanced bag making course
The intensive bag designing course will offer you an insight into the wonderful world of handbag designing. Under our expert guidance of the tutor you’ll be taking through a creative section were you will learn how to create range of bags. you’ll also be guided on fabric selection. Taught by our team of master designer headed by Oyewale Sunday.
Looking at various different case studies, you’ll start to investigate the importance of critical paths as well as how to analyze and interprete future trends. You will start to consider more advanced shapes, styles and construction as well as the importance in matching these to your target audience.
With the support of two professional tutors you will also have the opportunity to learn how to make a working pattern, select, cut and prepare leather pieces, create and fit a pocket, billet and a briefcase style handle. You will also be guided through each step of the making process up to the completion of your roll base laptop bag or briefcase.
banding is key. You’ll also discuss the importance of branding and how best to brand your collection. The course will be supported with lectures and discussions and the chance for presentations and group work.
The intensive course covers
Prepared course notes will be provided and students will be supported by two professional leather work tutors.
Essential pattern and Marquette making skills
Bound and piped seams
Rounded, padded and flat handles
Butt stitching cylindrical items
Box stitching
Fitting pockets and zips
Fabric and leather linings Hand cutting vegetable tanned leather and preparing for assembly
Hand-stitching in a traditional saddler’s clam
Professional edge finishing and polishing
Using leather dyes for edges and cover
Wet molding leather for fun
Blind embossing and decoration
You should have an interest in the subject area and a desire to learn but no previous experience is required. This course covers all content included in ‘Introduction to Handbag Design’ alongside more advanced techniques. This course is equally suitable for both men and women as each student will be encouraged to incorporate their own style into some aspects of the pre-determined patterns. As an intermediate level course, this would be most suitable for those with some experience of traditional leatherwork..
DAILY SCHEDULE
• Workshop Opens …9:00am – 12:00
• Break……………… 12:00 – 12:15pm
• Student practise…. 12:10pm -1:00pm
• Workshop close ……………1:00pm
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
• Workshop Opens …11:00am – 1:00pm
• Break……………… 1:00 – 1:30mm
• Workshop resume back 1:30pm – 3:00pm
• Student practise…. 3:00pm – 3:30pm
• Workshop close ……………3:30pm
COURSE DURATION
3 weeks of one on one tuition
3 weeks in workshop craft perfection
