Kit Bag style travel bag 2025 – May 31 to June 6
£924.00
*The total cost of this course is £1848. To book your place you need to pay a 50% deposit of £924. The remaining balance of £924 will be charged 6 weeks before the course starts*
Course Details:
This 6 day course is divided into two sessions of 3 days with a day off between ( Tuesday). It focuses on making high quality Kit Bag style travel bags by hand. A selection of vegetable tanned leathers and linings, plus Italian kit bag frames will be available for students to choose from.
The course is suitable for those with experience or students who have been on courses with us in the past, it is not suitable for complete beginners.
The key areas to be covered include:
- Pattern cutting
- Choice options : leather, frame, base studs and linings
- Style option : cut edged or piped and turned
- Preparing and cutting out the leather for the body, linings and handle
- Choosing and cutting out reinforcements
- Sharpening and maintaining hand tools including knives, awls, bevellers, chanelling tools etc
Students will be helped to perfect their hand stitching skills and will be introduced to different construction options, determined by their choice of design.These will include paring and edge finishing techniques.
Patterns will be available for students to use and copy. Handle, lining and pocket options will be explored.
A set of bench tools will be provided for each student to use during the course and a small range of materials and tools will be available to buy at the end of the course. Course notes and Suppliers Lists will be provided.
Material costs are not included in the course fee.
(Lunch, morning and afternoon refreshments are included in the course fee)
Course Dates: May 31 – 6 June
Course Fee: £1848
This is total amount due for the course
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Contact Details
MacGregor and Michael
Leathercourses
37 Silver Street
Tetbury
Gloucestershire
GL8 8DL
UK
Tel/Fax: (0044) 01666 502179
Email: [email protected]