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INFO ON CLASSES
Leathercraft classes are held every Saturday morning from 8.30am SHARP -12.45pm, with "Beginners Classes" every month, along with specialty classes slotted in throughout the calendar year.
Included regularly are Belt/Dog Collar workshops and Carving & Tooling workshops.
Beginners Class - Introduction to Leatherwork teaches you the basic fundamentals of traditional leatherwork including tool uses and a tour of the store, introducing different leathers and what's available to you. These 4 hour classes are $70.00 each. Beginners to advanced are all welcome. Bookings for all classes are essential and can be booked individually, by the lesson. Its not mandatory to do the Beginners first, but it comes highly recommended!!!
Optimum Open Classes are the next best thing to private tuition (without private fees) and let you work on your specific project and you are guided step by step. Held on Tuesdays and Fridays: Max 4 students from one to four hours @ $40/hr, commencing at 10am. One student only - reverts to private tuition rates of $60/hr. Contact Silvia direct to book into these classes silvia@birdsall-leather.com.au
Private Tuition is one-on-one training where you have the tutor all to yourself for maximum tuition. The rate is $60 per hour for one on one with Silvia Guerrera. Contact Silvia direct to book silvia@birdsall-leather.com.au
Please Note: Optimum Open Classes and Private Tuition, can revert back to $15 room hire rates if you work independently, after been given a task to do, and the tutor returns to her desk to complete her own work, so your class time can be made up of full fees and room hire fees. This can mean longer time in the classroom if youre on a budget!
Room Hire rates are $15/hr but come with no tutor. You must have a basic understanding of leatherwork and the classroom.
BEGINNERS - INTRODUCTION TO LEATHERWORK
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Bookings are Essential
Payment in full is required in advance to secure your spot. Credit card, Direct Deposit or cash are acceptable.
A non-refundable 20% booking fee is applicable for cancellations less than 7 days prior to workshop.
Closed in shoes are MANDATORY
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You'll be working on a pre coloured belt length and can add bling to decorate if you wish. Your choice.
Have you ever wanted to personalise a collar for your dog, making it just the way you want?
In this workshop, you will walk away with your own handmade collar complete with extra hardware like conchos and studs if you wish. Your choice.
Loads of options to choose from including brass hardware for dogs who enjoy the water. Cost includes a 4-hour workshop, leather, standard buckles & hardware, and use of all tools & dyes.
Important!! Please have your dog's neck measurement or an old collar to measure from.
(Please note that a basic dog collar will be completed in 4 hours, however, if extra embellishments & stitching are chosen, the project may not be completed in one day.)
When: Saturday 27th April 2024 BOOK HERE
When: Saturday 29th June 2024 BOOK SOON
Time: 8.30am SHARP to 12.45pm
Cost: $85.00 for a 4 hour workshop
DID YOU KNOW? You dont have to wait for this class. You can make a belt or dog collar in any Open class.
Supplied:
Veg tanned strap in pre coloured leather
Hardware: nickle plated buckle & dee ring
Tools, Dyes & Conditioner
Extras:
Brass & chromed brass hardware available plus loads of conchos and embellishments to choose from.
Required:
Your imagination!
Perhaps an old collar you'd like to replicate.
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CARVING & TOOLING LEATHERSwivel knife
Modelling tool
Mallet or Maul
Edge creaser
Marble slab
Strop
Some tools will be available in the workshop to be shared amongst students. Bring your own tools if you have them.***WORKSHOP SPECIAL KIT***
Purchase a complete set of required tools, (normal RRP @ $252.00) for the super discounted price of $199.00!
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Want something different for the kids to do this school holidays?
Lets get the kids off screens and get creative doing leatherwork.
Children 8-12 to be supervised with an adult, and 12 and up can fly solo.
All Tuesdays & Fridays in the School Holidays
First of all, practice on some scrap leather, learning what stamps can do, then work on some masterpiece, fun cut outs.
Kids could also get some gifts ready for Mothers Day!
Once you’ve decorated your pieces, you will learn how to colour with block dyeing, antiquing or using wonderful metallic paints. All fun stuff over two hours.
* If parents or carers decide to do the workshop as well, then the $25 fee applies, otherwise it is just supervision.
When: Friday 26th April 2024
and Tuesdays and Fridays in the July School Holidays
Time: 10.00 am—12pm
Cost: $25.00 for a 2 hour workshop per child
Supplied:
Required:
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Skiving skills are an advantage, but not mandatory!!
If you would like to learn the art of leather rose making, come and join in on a very satisfying class.
If you bring Mum, a special discount is on offer for two people @ $135 ea ($270 for 2)!
You will learn to skive, colour, wet mould and assemble a realistic rose that is secured on its own stem and will last forever. Your rose will come complete with a ladybird!
So skiving skills are definitely an advantage but not mandatory. Brush up on those skills before coming to class if you can, otherwise you’ll be shown the art of skiving with a scalpel where your skills just get better with practice.
We dye our petals in a colour of your choice in a bath of dye and mould them as they are drying out. Then comes assembly which is a whole lot of fun and extremely satisfying to see your rose come to life! Learn some tricks to make your rose look realistic.
These pretty roses are lovely around the home, or make a beautiful gift.
Bring your lunch
Just in time for Mother’s Day!
Time: 8.30 sharp to 4.00pm
Where: Birdsall’s upstairs workshop
Cost: $160.00 for a 6 hour workshop
$270 for 2 people
How: book on-line birdsall-leather.com.au
Supplied:
Required:
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The very popular card wallets are an essential item in the modern age with slimline essentials
Learn to assemble these great little compact wallets for your cards and notes. You will receive cut out kits for 4 different types of wallets, namely the Joey, Skippy, Plane and Butterfly card wallets and you will assemble each one in turn.
Adhere with tape, punch holes on a margin line, and stitch in the colour thread of your choice.
This will be a fun class to show you different types of combinations using kangaroo hide, and some decorative leathers.
Any exposed edges will be burnished and youll be shown different ways to get a nice smooth edge.
Lots of skills learned in this workshop to take on to other projects.
When: Saturday, 1st June 2024 BOOK HERE
Time: 8.30 SHARP — 2.00pm
Cost: $145.00 for a 5 hour workshop
Supplied:
Required:
A very interesting workshop learning wet form moulding with long time Leatherworker, Les Williams.
On day 1, you will learn to prepare a paper template and transfer it to leather. Cut and form it over a provided wooden mould, and learn the procedures to mould to shape. You’ll then learn to laminate and stretch leather circles over top and bottom, and
let it dry overnight, all in readiness for day 2.
Day 2 will see you separating the vase from the mould and rejoining. You have the opportunity to then get creative with leather plugs under the final layer of leather to decorate your finished project.
Then you will colour to your liking. Les will show you tips and pitfalls with leather moulding, including the amount of leather you need to assemble over the shape.
This will be a very informative workshop with lots of new techniques for this diverse medium of leather.
So if you’ve got strong hands and are up for new skills, this is the workshop for you!
When: Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd June 2024 BOOK SOON
Time: 8.30am SHARP — 4.00pm
Where: Birdsall’s upstairs workshop
Cost: $230.00 for a 2 day workshop & your vase
Supplied:
Required
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Learn the intricacies of plaiting in this introductory workshop where you make this very cool hatband that demonstrates round, flat plait, gumnuts and turks heads!
Long time plaiter, Owen Hartshorn has been plaiting leather for over 40 years. Learn skills from the master to be able to handle 4.7mm lace, which makes it nice and easy for you to pick up.
You'll start with 4 strands, moving onto 6, completing round and flat plaiting. Be patient to master your turks head and gumnuts, if Owen thinks you’re up for the challenge.
When: Saturday 6th July 2024 BOOK HERE
Time: 8.30am — 3.00pm
Where: Birdsall’s workshop
Cost: $115.00 for a 6 hour workshop and a take home masterpiece
Supplied:
10 mtrs of 4.7mm lace
Braiding clamp
Braiding lubricant
Tools Required:
Sharp knife (Stanley, break off, etc)
Lacing fid
A small amount of items are available in the Craftroom to be shared amongst all students.
Bring your lunch
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Do you have knives needing custom sheaths?
Or do you want to make a better sheath than the stock standard boring ones that come with some knives?
Or if you're a knife maker, this is the workshop for you.
Join knife maker and leatherworker, Ben Duncan to learn the principles and his precise methods to get the job done. Starting with design, Ben will show tips and tricks and also pitfalls of sheath making.
In this workshop you will make either a two piece or a fold over sheath for your standard knife.
You will learn how to make a welt so that that sharp blade will not harm the stitches in your sheath
Bring your favourite standard sized knife to work with, with the full length to not exceed 30cm.
You will be working with 3.5mm natural veg tanned cow hide and will be dyeing or antiquing on the day.
You have the choice to decorate your sheath with simple stamping (embossing) prior to colouring.
When: Saturday 3rd August 2024 BOOK SOON
Time: 8.30am SHARP — 5.00pm
Where: Birdsall’s upstairs workshop
Supplied:
Required
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Do you have any of those perfectly good knives lying around that are rendered useless, but could just do with a good sharpening?
Join Dar Lu on December 3rd to learn how to sharpen, strop and polish those knives and tools to perfection.
Bring all your favourite knives to work on, including cutting, clicking, swivel, skiving, round, or any other general purpose knives or sharp tools you have.
You will learn the basics of knife sharpening, including sharpening angles, length of time, and pressure.
Included in the workshop fee is your own 4 sided purpose built strop to take home, featuring two emery sides and two leather sides in different grades.
Some economy sharpening stones will be available on the day. Dar will explain the pitfalls and advantages of certain tools and stones. Beginners welcome.
Time: 8.30am SHARP — 12.30pm
Cost: $110 for 4 hrs tuition and your strop
Supplied: (Take Home)
Sharpening & polishing strop
Required:
Knives/tools of your choice to sharpen
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Bookings are Essential
Payment in full is required in advance to secure your spot. Credit card, Direct Deposit or cash are acceptable.
A non-refundable 20% booking fee is applicable for cancellations less than 7 days prior to workshop. (Shoe workshops are less than 21 days prior to workshop.)
Closed in shoes are MANDATORY
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New accommodation has been sourced at the nearby Caringbah Hotel which is literally only 5 minutes away by car, and boasts some very nice, affordable double ($118) or twin queen ($136) rooms at reasonable rates. With your accommodation, you get a complimentary breakfast box, complimentary drink on arrival and 10% off your dining. Some marvellous incentives to take a leather holiday!!
Please email your initial enquiry to Silvia
CARRINGBAH HOTEL - 9526 1166
THE STUDIO DOUBLE ROOM
Accommodates up to two guests with one double bed.
Each room features air conditioning, TV, free Wi-Fi access, en-suite bathroom with walk-in shower, a bar fridge, and tea/coffee making facilities.
Rooms are serviced daily. Complimentary breakfast box and drink included, and a 10% discount at the restaurant.
Sunday to Thursday $ 155.00
Friday & Saturday $165.00
THE STUDIO TWIN QUEEN ROOM
Features two queen beds, private ensuite, air-conditioning, digital TV, access to free Wi-Fi, and tea/coffee making facilities.
Rooms are serviced daily. Complimentary breakfast box and drink included, and a 10% discount at the restaurante.
Sunday to Thursday $ 168.00
Friday to Saturday $183.00
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