This playful and inventive weekend focuses on decorative elements for soft leather fashion accessories and other articles. Folk elements and vintage detailing are high-fashion at the moment, adding value, resonance and personality to simple garments and accessories.

Katherine Pogson shows you how to work with leather to incorporate these ideas, leading you through a series of possible approaches and drawing on her archive of historic, costume and vernacular sources for inspiration.

Working with a variety of different colours and textures of soft leather, suede and other fabrics, you will:

• Explore contemporary stitch, incorporating elements of folk embroidery - bargello, crewel work, smocking- to create your own patterns and motifs.
• Practice machine sewing techniques for leather, including appliqué, working with metallic thread, surface embroidery, and different seam constructions.
• Learn how to create 3D effects and patterns in leather, including flower corsages, punched leatherwork, studding and printing with foil.

Book this course along with Handbag: pattern design for only £350.00 for all 3 days, materials included

Summer school
Dates: Saturday & Sunday 31 July & 1 August,
10.30am- 4.30pm
Cost: £250.00, including materials worth £25.00*

*Each student participating in this course will recieve £25 worth of leather and other materials.

Book a place on this course

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See also:
Handbag: pattern design
How to make a handbag
Leather fashion accessories