40 years of Experience in Making and Teaching
Armitage Leather offers practical, face-to-face tuition for beginner, intermediate and advanced leatherworkers at the Staffordshire workshop. Courses focus on correct working practices and transferable skills, from cutting and saddle stitching to template making and construction.
Learn correct leatherworking techniques, understand why they work, and develop skills you can apply to any project.
Choose one-to-one tuition or view the current group course programme.
Secrets from the Workshop is Nigel Armitage’s online teaching platform, with video lessons covering leatherworking skills, techniques and projects from beginner to advanced level.
Each project provides a practical way to develop your skills. Learn how and why a technique works, then apply that understanding to your own designs and future leatherwork.
Explore the subscription options below to find the level that suits your experience.
Learn the core skills used by leatherworkers at every level. Practical video lessons and projects help you build a sound foundation and develop working practices you can apply to your own leatherwork.
£59.97 for your first three months, then £19.99 per month.
Build on your core skills with techniques and projects that develop accuracy, consistency and confidence. Includes access to all Beginner and Intermediate videos, so you can revisit the foundations as you progress.
£89.97 for your first three months, then £29.99 per month.
Explore more complex projects and the advanced techniques they require. Refine your planning, precision and construction skills, and develop the understanding to tackle more demanding leatherwork of your own.
£119.97 for your first three months, then £39.99 per month.
The above links will redirect you to Secrets from the Workshop.
On a course with Armitage Leather, you will:
Learn the correct skills and techniques appropriate to what you are making.
Learn why a technique is called for, when to apply it and how.
Benefit from 40 years of industry experience.
Learn correct tool and leather selection.
Learn all aspects of the build, including the skills to make your templates.
You are not coming on a course to make one item, you are coming on a course
to learn the skills to enable you to make any item.
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