Moccasin Making and Leather Crafting

Come join us for this unique course during which you will be fashioning your own leather shoes using a craft that literally transcended history. You will be using strong leather and imitation sinew to create personalized shoes over two days that can be used indoors or outdoors.
We will start by showing you how you can create a cut-out pattern which is shaped perfectly to your foot, after which we will continue to cut out the pieces of leather required and stitch them together.
We will serve you lunch in the form of bread, butter, ham, cheese, jams and other spreads. Fresh fruit will also be available throughout the day. We will make sure there are plenty of hot and cold drinks available for you throughout the day. In the evening we will cook a healthy and filling meal over the fire.
The course is taught from our specialized course-site where there is plenty of shelter to work in if the weather is bad. But we may also be inside a warm building if that proves more convenient. The site is about 10 minutes walk away from the car-park, and there may be some muddy areas on the trail to the camp.
This course does not require you to have a lot of equipment available, but below is a list:

Required:
• Sharp knife (2” to 5” blade preferably non-folding but if it’s a folding knife it has to be lockable!) If you do not have a knife, we would suggest you borrow one from us during the course rather then purchase one as we can explain different knife-types and their benefits to you during the course. This knife must be easy to clean thoroughly • Plate, drinking-mug, spreading knife
• Warm clothing
• Appropriate shoes
• pliers
• sharp scissors
• Duct tape
• Notebook and different colour pens

Recommended:

• Camera
• Some snack food (IE: travel-mix, dried fruits, chocolate)







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