LEARN HOW TO PROFESSIONALLY SEW LEATHER WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES
– BEGINNERS & INTERMEDIATES –
ONE TEACHER, FOUR STUDENTS
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COST
2 MEETINGS OF 6 HOURS EACH (12 HOURS IN TOTAL)
£330
COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDED (WORTH £30)
LEVEL:
BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE SEWERS.
LEARN HOW TO SEW LEATHER WITH A MACHINE: WHAT IS THIS COURSE ABOUT?
THIS IS A MOSTLY PRACTICAL ONE TO FOUR TUITION DURING WHICH YOU WILL BE TAUGHT
THE ESSENTIAL SKILLS OF SEWING LEATHER WITH AND INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINE AND
THE BASIC, MOST POPULAR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED IN BAG AND ACCESSORY
MAKING.
THROUGH THE LESSON YOU WILL ALSO RECEIVE SOME BASIC TRAINING ON HOW TO MARK, CUT
AND GLUE LEATHER AS WELL AS HOW TO CONSTRUCT COMMON BAG FEATURES.
AT THE END OF THE TUITION, YOU WILL HAVE GAINED CONFIDENCE IN SEWING LEATHER
WITH INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES AND HAVE THE SKILLS TO REALISE SOME SIMPLE ITEMS
INDEPENDENTLY.
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT SEWING PROBLEMS AND HOW TO MANAGE CHALLENGES
SUCH AS CURVES, MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LEATHER, STRETCHY/ROUGH/SLIPPERY SURFACES AND
MORE.
YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO SEW BASIC COMPONENTS OF A BAG SUCH US SOME TYPES OF SIMPLE
ZIPS, STRAPS AND GUSSETS.
YOU WILL PRODUCE YOUR OWN SAMPLES OF WORK TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU.
AS THIS IS A ONE TO THREE TUITION, THE EXPERIENCE WILL BE CUSTOMISED TO YOUR
ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE.
WHAT WILL BE TAUGHT?
BELOW IS A LIST OF TOPICS COVERED DURING THE CLASSES:
– INDUSTRIAL MACHINES: DIFFERENCES AND MAIN FEATURES
– TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SEWING MACHINE FOR A SPECIFIC TYPE OF MATERIAL OR
CONSTRUCTION
– TO OPERATE A LOCK STITCH WALKING FOOT MACHINE
– TO THREAD INDUSTRIAL SEWING MACHINES
– TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO OBTAIN THE CORRECT TENSION IN YOUR SEWING
– TO USE VARIOUS TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT IN YOUR SEWING
– TO UNDERSTAND THREAD TYPES AND NEEDLE SIZES
– TO LEARN HOW TO CORRECTLY SEW LEATHER AND HOW THIS DIFFERS FROM SEWING OTHER
MATERIALS
– SEWING THIN VS THICK LEATHER
– TO LEARN HOW TO SEW STRAIGHT LINES, CURVES AND PARALLEL LINES
– TO PRODUCE A RANGE OF BASIC SEAMS, SEAM FINISHES, CONSTRUCTION, CONTINUOUS AND
REINFORCED SEAMS
– TO HANDLE SEWING MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LEATHER
– LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH A SIMPLE ZIP ON LEATHER
– LEARN HOW TO CUT, ASSEMBLE AND SEW SIMPLE STRAPS AND HANDLES
– HOW TO INCORPORATE TWO TYPES OF LINING IN YOUR PROJECT
– HOW TO MARK, CUT AND GLUE LEATHER
IMPORTANT TO KNOW:
WE WILL ALWAYS TRY TO COVER AS MUCH ON THE SYLLABUS AS POSSIBLE AND DEPENDING ON
YOUR ABILITY AND PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE
PROGRAM OR WE MIGHT INSTEAD BE ABLE TO TEACH YOU ADDITIONAL TECHNIQUES RELATING
TO THE ABOVE LISTED TOPICS, SUCH AS:
– FINISHING TECHNIQUES (PIPING, BINDING, FOLDING)
– LEARN HOW TO ASSEMBLE AND SEW SIMPLE GUSSETS
– LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH MORE COMPLEX ZIPS STYLES
– LEARN HOW TO SEW AND FINISH MORE COMPLEX STRAPS AND HANDLES STYLES
– LEARN HOW TO CONSTRUCT BUTTON HOLES & POCKETS
INCLUDED IN THE COURSE:
ON THE DAY YOU WILL BE PROVIDED WITH USEFUL HANDOUTS TO TAKE HOME WITH YOU WHICH
CONTAIN:
– AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE PROVIDING CRUCIAL INFORMATION OF SEWING MACHINES TYPES
AND COMPONENTS
– A GLOSSARY CONTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT NEEDLES, THREAD TYPES AND ESSENTIAL
KEY WORDS RELATED TO THE TOPICS OF THE LESSON
WHAT ARE THE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS?
THIS COURSE IS SUITABLE FOR TOTAL BEGINNERS, BEGINNERS WITH SOME PREVIOUS BASIC
MACHINE SEWING EXPERIENCE AND INTERMEDIATE SEWERS (EITHER USING INDUSTRIAL OR
DOMESTIC MACHINES).
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE MEASUREMENTS AND UNDERSTAND VERBAL AND WRITTEN ENGLISH
INSTRUCTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COSTS? IS THERE ANYTHING I NEED TO BRING?
MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED.
FEEL FREE TO BRING A NOTEPAD, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE SOME NOTES, WE WILL
PROVIDE THE REST.