Workshops

General workshops

As well as making leather goods, Cathy offers a variety of half day, day and weekend long workshops at a variety of venues across the country. Learn everything from how to make a dog collar to luggage tags, leather satchels to belts, aprons to candle holders.  


Ideal as a birthday, Christmas or treat day present to yourself, Cathy takes beginners through every step of the leatherwork process and will teach you the skills you need to take home a beautifully finished product. No experience is necessary, and under Cathy’s expert tuition you’ll be delighted with what you can learn to make. 

Browse and book courses through the Craft Courses website.


Private tuition

In addition to public workshops, Cathy is also able to offer private and bespoke tuition at her Hebden Bridge workshop. Private tuition can be booked at a variety of times and to meet your specific needs. Get in touch [mail to link] with Cathy for a no-obligation discussion of your project. 

Examples of projects undertaken with private tuition include:

  • Creating bespoke cycle panniers. This was an eight week project, undertaken one day a week where the student was taken from choosing the desired leather, to cutting patterns, hand stitching, finishing and fitting the panniers to the bike. 
  • Historic recreation of cartridge cases. Here a student was taught how to take patterns from an existing, pre-WW2 cartridge case, how to select an appropriate leather and fittings for the task, hand cutting the leather, lining and finishing. This was a four week project undertaken one evening a week.
  • Crafting mountings for enamel plates. This two week project involved selecting materials, edging, mark making, dyeing, riveting and waxing.  

Private tuition could also help you make the bag of your dreams, craft a belt for a loved one, or simply produce something which is unique to you at a high level of finish. 


Workshops for schools and organisations 

Tailored to your specific needs or curriculum, Cathy offers half day, day or evening workshops for schools and other organisations. Workshops can include basic leatherwork theory, experimentation, and hands-on experience. 

Under Cathy’s expert tuition students will gain practical knowledge of working with leather, building skills and confidence in the craft. Ideal for schools, colleges and organisations looking for interesting and unusual team building activities.