Pouch Design and Making

Pouches as standalone items are excellent projects to undertake at the beginning of your leatherwork journey.
With them being so versatile and rich in skills, you cannot help but benefit from all they have to offer.
As your skill set grows so do your options, they not only become a good source of income to help with funding your craft but also offer a solid stepping stone into the world of bag and case making
Making pouches is an ideal way to generate If bag making is on the horizon.

Course Content
During this course, you will create a pattern and template for a short gusset pouch, this is a single item pouch where the dimensions are taken from the item the pouch is to be used for.
This will teach you how to measure and design items where the internal dimensions are key. Along with this, core skills such as, Measuring, Cutting, Pattern Making, Stitching, Creasing and Edge Dressing will be covered.
If a little more adept or experienced, a more complex pouch can be worked on covering such gussets as C Shaped Simple Seam, S Shaped Lapped Seam, Two Part Oval, Tight Corner, Two Part D Shape, Horseshoe Gusset, Three or Five Part Gusset and many more.
If taken as a multiple day course, more technical skills can be added such as lining, piping and trimming.
This is where we begin to see how pouch making begins to resemble bag making.

Who is this course for?
This is an ideal course for the beginner wanting to get into pouch making or adepts who are looking to expand their skillset.
A simple Short Gusset Pouch can be achieved by someone starting out in just a day. However, should you already be well into your leatherworking journey a course covering the more complex techniques would be ideal.

What is included
During your day, all materials, tools and sundries are supplied to enable you to get the most from your day.
There are no additional costs or fees.

Lunch
During the day, a light lunch is provided of a sandwich, crisps and a chocolate bar.
Tea and coffee are bottomless, the coffee is good and brewed fresh.
If you have any dietary needs, please advise prior to attending.

All face to face courses take place in the workshop of Armitage Leather, contact details can be found here: Contact
The course runs from 9am to 5pm with a break for lunch at 1.

Cancellation Policy
If you have booked a course and need to cancel, you are able to do so at any point up to 14 days prior to the course to be eligible for a full refund.
If you need to cancel within 14 days of the course, no refund will be given but alternative dates will be offered. Should you be unable to attend or have to cancel within 24hours of the course. alternative dates will be offered at a 50% reduction of the original course.
If you do think you will be unable to make it, please let me know as soon as possible.