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Join us in Kennington for an evening of vibrant artistic fun. Come to a life drawing class like no other using neon reactive arts materials to draw inspiringly colourful life models. Neon Naked will continue Covid protection actions. Changes to the workshop will be a smaller capacity, social distancing within the class, and hand sanitiser provided. If a lockdown is extended and the events are cancelled all tickets will be refunded.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: MODULE 2 – LEATHER MANIPULATION, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES AND FINISHING METHODS
(52)By The London Leather Workshop
UNDERSTAND TO TO WORK WITH AND MANIPULATE LEATHER TO CONSTRUCT REFINED LEATHER GOODS This is the second module of a series designed to provide thorough, professional training in leatherworking and accessory making. Each module has been carefully designed to equip individuals with key skills for starting a career in this sector, broadening their industry knowledge, or embarking on their own journey with solid foundational skills. During this lesson, you will learn how to manipulate leather to create specific shapes, constructions, and finishing types. You will work with different kinds of leather, tools, and reinforcements to achieve specific volumes, shapes, and structures. You will gain an understanding of the technical aspects of finishing edges, such as folding, burnishing, inking, creasing, and more. This module covers some of the most challenging aspects of working with leather and provides you with a strong foundation for making informed choices in developing your projects. You will also receive valuable handouts, curated lists of leather and tool suppliers for ongoing reference, and create personalised samples for your own reference. Summary of topics covered in the class: – Leather manipulation techniques based on various leather types and tanning – Bags and accessory finishing choices based on construction types – Leather structure creation using a variety of tools, reinforcements, stabilisers, and stiffeners – Leather edging: inking, burnishing, folding, tucking, creasing By the end of the tuition, you will have: – Gained the ability to identify the best construction, manipulation, and edging techniques for a specific project – Learned to recognise which tools and techniques to use based on the specific leather type – Understood the pros and cons of each edging technique and been able to choose the most suitable one for your project – Created a catalogue of samples to take home – Developed confidence in utilising a wide range of specific tools for leatherworking – Acquired an understanding of working with diverse leather types and thicknesses, with the ability to source and select appropriate tools for the specific material you intend to use Included in the course: You will receive useful paper handouts containing: – A list of tools and materials used during the lesson(s), with descriptions and usage instructions – A list of recommended suppliers for leather and fittings, both in London and online – A glossary of leather types and characteristics Find all modules here: https://the-london-leather-workshop.cademy.co.uk/
Applique and free motion stitching - quilting workshop
By cheekyhandmades
Learn to applique, learn what tools and tricks you need to really make this work for you. Also get to grips with the really free and artistic free motion machine embroidery technique. Set your machine free to draw with it, combined with applique you can make stunning art! This is a very practical and hands on class which will see you appliqueing & free motion stitching in no time, the techniques are easily mastered so you can spend your time creating. Part of a 4 day quilting course, but suitable as a stand alone course too.
