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Refining Your Leathercrafting Technique:
With Hajime Niwa
Learn to deepen your technique with the help of one of the best leather goods makers today.
In-Person Introductory Courses
Short courses designed to help you explore the craft of making leather goods. Choose these introductory courses if you are just beginning leatherworking or if you want to try it out.
Leatherworking Fundamentals
Drop-in Sessions
New students start here! Learn and or improve your core techniques of making leather goods. We’ll cover hand-sewing, edge finishing, and other fundamental skills.
Tuesday, Friday & Weekend Dates:
- August: 6th, 13th
- September: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 20th, 24th
- October: 1st, 22nd, 25th, 29th
Continuing Leatherworking
Drop-in Sessions
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Further explore making leather goods, improve your new skills, and work up to making more advanced projects and complex builds. Round out your skills and widen your repertoire.
Tuesday, Friday & Weekend Dates:
- August: 6th, 13th
- September: 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
- October: 1st, 22nd, 25th, 29th
In-Person Weekend Intensives
Tackle more advanced projects like watch straps, tote, and wallets. More in-depth courses that focus on finer techniques in leatherworking. Prerequisite: Leatherworking Fundamentals
1.5 Day Course
Make Your Own Custom Leather Tote
Expand your leathercraft skills and create a tote you can use every day.
2-Day Course
Edge Finishing and Making Luxury Straps
Build a luxury watch strap and master the small details of edge finishing and strap making.
2.5-Day Course
Refining Your Wallet Construction
Go beyond making simple card cases. Expand your build options and learn to make a broader range of wallets.
Dates & Locations
- Saturday, September 21st & Sunday, September 22nd (Berkeley, CA)
Dates & Locations
- Coming Soon
Dates & Locations
- Coming Soon
In-Person Week Immersion Courses
Undertake a complex project like handbags, cases, and backpacks in our weeklong immersions. If you want to make luxury leather goods, choose a week-long immersion. Prerequisite: Leatherworking Fundamentals. We also highly recommend doing one weekend intensive first.
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5-6-Day Course
Bag Making Course
Focus on the essential construction skills and make a handbag in one class.
Dates & Locations
- Coming Soon
Sign up on the waitlist and be notified when we add more dates and locations for this course.
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