Leatherwork by the sea is the perfect combination for us, so here at Diamond Awl, we were very happy to be asked to bring our taster workshops to Vintage by the Sea in Morecambe at the beginning of this month. The calmness of the bay was a truly wonderful view to start the day. As […]
We had a great weekend at the National Festival of Making in Blackburn. Co-founded by Wayne Hemingway, the festival celebrates a new kind of making and brings together makers and manufacturers in a two day event that takes over Blackburn town centre. It’s truly inspirational and demonstrates the immense interest and passion for making. At […]
Decorating leather is a fascinating art and dates back to prehistoric days. I had the pleasure to invite Veronica Passos of Passos Leatherwork from Brazil to teach to sell out groups of students this week core basics on how to carve leather. Veronica spending time going through how to sharpen one of the main tools […]
It’s great to see such a diverse range of students coming on our courses. We recently welcomed three tutors from the Fashion Design course at Liverpool John Moores University on our two day leather course who were keen to learn traditional leatherwork skills. On the first day of our leather bag making workshop, they all […]
We’ve had a great month here at Diamond Awl Leather Workshop on our two day leather bag making course, with some new variations on the tote and messenger bag. We’re calling this the Postal Bag. It’s a great everyday style and students worked with a nice tan waxy leather. It’s a robust shape, with a […]
The notebook holders are one of our most popular small leather goods made on the Diamond Awl One Day Leather Course. Students have a choice of two styles, one that fits the Field Notes notebooks and another style that fits a standard A6 notebook. These were made using a dark brown waxy leather, which has […]
Just wanted to share the fabulous work of a recent student, who started off with the two day leather bag making course, making a messenger bag and recently returned to make a tote bag. The messenger bag made on the Diamond Awl course is a modern take on a messenger bag and is neat design that […]
Great company away day last week with the team from Fieldwork in Manchester, who joined me in my leather workshop for one day of leathermaking . The studio was buzzing all day, as the team of eight made a Field Notes leather journal holder from start to finish, in a gorgeous waxy dark brown leather. […]
Thanks to our students who attended our 2 day leather course over the bank holiday weekend. As usual, it was an intensive two days with a lot of core skills to learn. Students also have the opportunity to personalise their bag which adds a great little touch on the second day. If you’d like to […]
Busy weekend teaching at Diamond Awl. Six students on our two day course, hand stitching their own leather bag and learning traditional techniques. Everyone picked it up really quickly… https://t.co/ZsZrJLrnuE
