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Introduction to Leatherworking
October 20, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
A workshop with historical cordwainer Brett Walker
Make a reproduction leather document case, based on an original owned by Stratham, NH shoemaker Samuel Lane (1718-1806) and now in the collections of the New Hampshire Historical Society.
Fee of $155 includes all materials and tools to use during the workshop.
Register by Monday, October 9.
To register or for additional information, send an email to paulwentworthhouse@gmail.com.
Participants will learn shop safety; understanding types of leather and their uses; basic cutting, paring, and other knife-work skills; types of hand-tools and their various uses; the basic shoemaker’s stitch (and introduction to other kinds of hand-stitching); inscribing, burnishing, and basic finishing of leather; conditioning and care of leather, for long use.
This workshop is suitable for adults; minors aged 15-18 admitted only with parental/guardian supervision (waiver required).
DATE: Friday, October 20
TIME : 9 am – 5 pm
COST: Fee of $155 includes all materials and tools to use during the workshop.
About the Instructor
Brett Walker trained as a journeyman shoemaker at Colonial Williamsburg, and has led workshops at Landis Valley Museum (Lancaster, PA), the Waterford Craft School (Waterford, VA), Fort Ligonier Museum (Ligonier, PA) and Fort Meigs Historic Site (Perrysburg, OH).