Leatherwork Fundamentals

This course takes you from a flat side of vegetable-tanned leather to a finished bifold card wallet and a hand-stitched belt. You will learn the cutting, skiving, hole-marking, and two-needle saddle stitch that bench leatherworkers have used for centuries, plus how to dye, condition, and burnish leather so it looks and wears like a quality product. No machines and no sewing machine required, just leather, a handful of hand tools, and the habits that make the work clean, square, and durable.