Leathercraft Foundations: Shape, Carve & Dye (Veg-Tan)

001 Recorded Class

Learn the shaping and coloring techniques of vegetable-tanned leather and follow step-by-step instructions to create leathercraft ornaments. This class is suitable for students with some hands-on abilities.

About Instructor:

Dawn Wang is a leather artist and art educator trained in Design at the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts. With 15+ years of frontline teaching and 5+ years focused on vegetable-tanned leather, she blends wet-forming, carving, and dyeing with a playful collectible-toy aesthetic. Her classes are step-by-step, materials-aware, and help students think with their hands to craft durable, wearable pieces.

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What You'll Learn
  • A cool triangular eye-themed hanging ornament
  • A textured leather flower brooch
  • A 3D panda leather charm
  • A custom pet portrait leather keychain
Class Description
  • Recorded Class
  • Beginner Level
  • Duration: 60 mins
  • Platform: Zoom (link sent upon registration)
Class Description
For shaping:
  • 1mm thick natural vegetable-tanned cowhide
  • Modeling sticks in various sizes
  • Shaping tools
For coloring:
  • Alcohol-based leather dyes
  • White Angelus paint
  • Fine-tipped Chinese brush (small-size mixed bristle)
For making::
  • 4mm prong punch
  • Acrylic cutting mat
  • Spacing gauge
  • Creasing tool
  • intercom1816B glue
  • 400/800 grit sandpaper
  • Matte edge paint
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