Join me on in my Bristol studio for a day of making and craft yourself your own pair of bespoke leather clog sandals.  This is a fun yet challenging day of learning new skills.   The class size is limited to a maximum of 4 people to ensure you get plenty of one to one attention! 

YOU WILL LEARN

You will first cut out the leather uppers from a pattern before making stitching holes and buckle holes with specialist leather tools which are provided.  You will then sew on the solid brass buckle before glueing the leather to the wooden soles.  Finally, you will hammer in solid brass tacks to attach the leather to the soles. Build yourself a pair of new summer ready clogs!  This workshop requires a degree of strength in the hands and may not be suitable for people with reduced mobility or strength in their hands (cutting/sewing leather and hammering in the tacks is hard work!). 

• How to cut out leather from a pattern
• How to punch holes in leather
• How to use a variety of leatherwork tools
• How to hand stitch leather
• Specialist leather glueing 
• How to fit the leather uppers to your foot
• How to adjust the fit of your sandals to fit your feet
• How to hammer the leather upper to the wooden sole

WORKSHOP LOCATION

Leather Needle Thread, Studio 2, Apperley Studios, 1 St Andrews Road, Bristol, BS6 5EH

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• A choice of clog sandal styles - crossover toe, peeptoe, woven mule, woven toe
• A wide range of responsibly-sourced Italian coloured leather to choose from 
• Solid brass buckles and tacks
• FSC registered lime wood Swedish-sourced wooden clog bases - either 5cm or 8cm heel 
• Tea, coffee and biscuits
• You will need to bring a packed lunch or else there are lots of fabulous cafe's nearby for lunch