Leatherwork - Belt Pouch / Bag - Experience in our Blended Monkey Studios - January 2026

Today's leatherwork - carving & tooling - belt pouch/bag - experience taught by the wonderfully talented Tony from Fatbob Crafts and accompanied by is lovely wife, Soraya, was another fabulous success!

Well done to everyone for embracing saddle stitching! It looked difficult and therapeutic in equal measure :-).

The morning started with Tony teaching everyone how to use the tools and understand how to create the pattern and cut the leather ready for stitching.

After lunch in our Blended Monkey kitchen, featuring some baked yummies from Fanoggins Bakery, the group went on to learn how to saddle stitch their bags.

I took lots of photos throughout the day, and even though some of the students will be completing their projects at home, we did have one student finish her bag - you can see the photos here. It's amazing how different each of the students' bags are. The varying shades of leather - including some very shiny black and amazing gold-coloured leather - really set each bag apart.

If you missed the chance to book today, our next leatherworking experiences are listed below:

• 19 April 2026 - Make a card case/wallet & belt loop - BOOK HERE

• 5 July 2026 - Make your own belt - BOOK HERE

• 4 October 2026 - Make a beautiful tray & coaster - BOOK HERE

  
  

For more info about all our other wonderful guest tutor group workshops, visit our website https://www.blendedmonkey.co.uk/category/group-workshops

Our experiences make ideal CRAFTY GIFTs & we can post or email you a complimentary personalised voucher if you'd like to make any of our experiences a present for somebody.

Beautiful leather bag featuring a moth

Student modelling a completed belt pouch / bag

Some of the tools used for leathercraft

Shot of the table including leathercraft tools and yummy baked treats

Group creating patterns for their leather pouches

Pouch template laid out ready to cut

Pattern for the belt pouch

Some of the waxed threads used to stitch leather

Lunch at Blended Monkey

Brown leather pouch ready to be assembled

Some leatherworking tools

Selection of leather

Students learning how to saddle stitch

Students working on their leather pouches

Pieces of leather ready to be stitched together

Student stitching together a gold and black leather pouch

Students stitching together their leather sections

Table filled with leatherworking equipment

Tan leather pouch

Glossy black leather pouch

Dark leather pouch

Student modelling her completed leather bag

Lovely leather bag made by a student

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