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X-WR-CALDESC:*Postponed to Spring 2026*\n\nLeatherworking 101: The
Basics of Working With An Unrivalled Material\n\nREGISTER\n\nLeather…a mat
erial that has been known from man’s earliest civilizations. It can be sew
n like cloth\, carved and shaped like wood\, hammered and molded like iron
or plastic. It can be breathable enough for clothing\, or made watertight
enough for leather fire buckets. It has been\, for thousands of years\,
one of the most important materials mankind has possessed\; and those who
were skilled in working it were valuable members of a thriving community.
\n\nThis basic leatherworking class\, which covers the basics of knife-wor
king and sewing work\, has been taught at various historic sites throughou
t the Eastern U.S. and the Midwest by Cordwainer Brett Walker. Mr. Walker
will share from his more than twenty-five years of experience as a traditi
onally-apprenticed cordwainer (viz.\, shoemaker)\, weaving in anecdotes of
his successes and failures along the way.\n\nCost: $85.00 per
person + $55.00 per person material and supplies fee ($140.00 total)
\n\nDesigned for participants aged 14 and up (minors with parenta
l or guardian supervision\, and waiver required)\, basic\, traditional lea
therworking skills and information will be taught in the following areas:
\n\nShop safety\nUnderstanding types of leather and their uses\nBasic
cutting\, paring\, and other knife-work skills\nTypes of hand-tools and th
eir various uses\nThe basic shoemaker’s stitch (and introduction to other
kinds of hand-stitching)\nInscribing\, burnishing\, and basic finishing of
leather\nConditioning and care of leather\, for long use\nAnd much\, much
more…\n\nAt the day’s end\, students will leave with the skills and
experience necessary to take additional leatherworking classes being offer
ed by The Fellowship\, and will have completed or substantially completed
a reproduction leather document case as shown in the adjoining photograph\
, which is based on an original owned by a shoemaker in the 1740’s.\n\nThe
class will be conducted at Somerset Historical Center. Class begins at 8:
30 a.m. and continues until 5:30 p.m.\, with a one hour lunch break around
midday. For details\, please contact the Somerset Historical Center at (
814)445-6077\, or feel free to email The Fellowship at info@guildfellows.o
rg\, or ring us at (757)608-8120.
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DESCRIPTION:*Postponed to Spring 2026*\n\nLeatherworking 101: The B
asics of Working With An Unrivalled Material\n\nREGISTER\n\nLeather…a mate
rial that has been known from man’s earliest civilizations. It can be sewn
like cloth\, carved and shaped like wood\, hammered and molded like iron
or plastic. It can be breathable enough for clothing\, or made watertight
enough for leather fire buckets. It has been\, for thousands of years\, o
ne of the most important materials mankind has possessed\; and those who w
ere skilled in working it were valuable members of a thriving community.\n
\nThis basic leatherworking class\, which covers the basics of knife-worki
ng and sewing work\, has been taught at various historic sites throughout
the Eastern U.S. and the Midwest by Cordwainer Brett Walker. Mr. Walker wi
ll share from his more than twenty-five years of experience as a tradition
ally-apprenticed cordwainer (viz.\, shoemaker)\, weaving in anecdotes of h
is successes and failures along the way.\n\nCost: $85.00 per p
erson + $55.00 per person material and supplies fee ($140.00 total)\n\nDesigned for participants aged 14 and up (minors with parental
or guardian supervision\, and waiver required)\, basic\, traditional leath
erworking skills and information will be taught in the following areas:\n
\nShop safety\nUnderstanding types of leather and their uses\nBasic cu
tting\, paring\, and other knife-work skills\nTypes of hand-tools and thei
r various uses\nThe basic shoemaker’s stitch (and introduction to other ki
nds of hand-stitching)\nInscribing\, burnishing\, and basic finishing of l
eather\nConditioning and care of leather\, for long use\nAnd much\, much m
ore…\n\nAt the day’s end\, students will leave with the skills and ex
perience necessary to take additional leatherworking classes being offered
by The Fellowship\, and will have completed or substantially completed a
reproduction leather document case as shown in the adjoining photograph\,
which is based on an original owned by a shoemaker in the 1740’s.\n\nThe c
lass will be conducted at Somerset Historical Center. Class begins at 8:30
a.m. and continues until 5:30 p.m.\, with a one hour lunch break around m
idday. For details\, please contact the Somerset Historical Center at (81
4)445-6077\, or feel free to email The Fellowship at info@guildfellows.org
\, or ring us at (757)608-8120.
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LOCATION:10649 Somerset Pike\, Somerset\, AL 15501 US
SUMMARY:PPD -Leatherworking 101
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