This training program offers the opportunity to learn how to make leather goods from A to Z, respecting the rules of the art and artisanal traditions. You will be trained to master all the stages of manufacturing, from design to finishing, including cutting, assembly and sewing.

You will learn to select leathers, working materials and accessories with care, according to precise criteria, in order to guarantee the quality and aesthetics of each creation. The emphasis will be placed on learning rigorous working techniques, while allowing you to express your own sensitivity and creativity through your creations.

Finally, you will be guided in the realization of a professional project, by developing the skills necessary to transform an idea into a finished and functional product, ready to be presented or marketed.

This training will allow you to perfect your know-how and acquire complete expertise in the field of leather goods.

At the end of the training, the trainee will be able to:

Design templates
Cut leather using templates
Sew using the saddle stitch
Polish (hot finishing)
Use a crimper to apply snaps

Under the direction of Muriel Rochetti-Davant, learners will be trained in creating templates with axes of symmetry, interpreting a technical drawing and reading an operating range. In a practical way, they will become familiar with cutting, assembly, shaping, gluing and sewing techniques, applied to small leather goods.

Day 1

Morning

Round table
Presentation of the project
Presentation of the tools
Presentation of the raw materials

Afternoon

Reading and understanding the theoretical sheet "Making templates"
Testing the production of a hard cardboard template
Distribution of the technical sheet and operating range for a 2-card holder
Creation of the templates
Cutting the leather
Reading and understanding the theoretical sheet "polishing"
Pocket polishing test
Reading and understanding the theoretical sheet "gluing"
Gluing the parts
Demonstration of tracing and scratching the parts
Demonstration of threading the needles and hand sewing
Sewing the card holder
Day 2

Morning

Demonstration of sanding and polishing the final part
Polishing the final part
Pampering
Self-checking and specific points on improvements to be made to the part next

Afternoon

Technical sheet and operating range of the wallet
Creation of templates
Cutting the leathers
Preparing the leathers
Day 3

Morning

Creation of the 1st part of the wallet
Applying the snaps

Afternoon

Shaping with groove
Using the paring blade
Testing the paring blade on leather
Maintenance of the paring blade
Decorating the lining
Final assembly of the wallet
Sewing
Polishing
Pampering
Self-checking and update on improvements to be made
Day 4

Morning

Distribution of the technical sheet and operating range for 3 cards
Creation of templates
Cutting the leathers
Preparing the leathers

Afternoon

Creation of the 3-card holder (decorating, sewing, polishing, etc.)
Pampering
Self-checking and final point of the training
Tidying up the workshop

With 18 years of experience in a subcontracting company for the luxury sector, Muriel Rochetti-Davant has developed in-depth expertise in leather goods by working for prestigious brands such as Hermès, Vuitton, Moynat, Chanel and Cartier. Her curiosity and constant desire to learn also led her to specialize in the design of high-end office items, as well as in the techniques of the saddler-harness maker profession.

Thanks to these experiences, she naturally wanted to pass on her excellent know-how. In 2016, she created the “CuiRedavant” workshop in Semur-en-Auxois (Côte-d'Or), a space dedicated to the training of future saddlers-leatherworkers and saddlers-harness makers. Today, the workshop has a 100% success rate in the CAP exams.

Although the training takes place in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, Muriel Rochetti-Davant stands out for her high standards and expectations of her learners, in order to support them towards success. Her goal is to provide a solid foundation for her students' professional future, whether it is obtaining the CAP, employability or autonomy in carrying out personal projects.

Awards:

1st prize for the Côte-d'Or Crafts
Selected for the Ateliers d'Art de France
QUALIOPI Certification
Trophée Femme Chef d'Entreprise

• Classroom, multipurpose room, workshops with professional equipment
• Supply of materials
• Individual and collaborative work
• Workshop work
• Active participation and experimentation of participants are favored

• Collective and personalized monitoring of work, regular updates
• Self-assessment of technical skills
• Collective restitution
• Sign-in sheet per half-day
• Certificate of completion issued by Campus MaNa