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 saddle stitch
Polish (hot finishing)
Use a former, edger and smoother
Use dyeing and cold finishing with beeswax

Under the direction of Muriel Rochetti-Davant, learners will be trained in creating templates with axes of symmetry, reading a technical drawing and interpreting an operating range. On a practical level, they will learn how to perform operations such as punch marking, direct cutting on leather and manual trimming. They will also become familiar with the saddler's tools, as well as with assembly techniques by gluing. Learners will discover the preparation of parts, the importance of assembly notches for final shaping, as well as specific techniques such as Mexican assembly, copes and the creation of a shoulder strap with fixed and mobile loop.

Day 1
Morning
Round table
Presentation of the project
Presentation of the tools
Presentation of the raw materials
Creation of the templates

Afternoon

Tracing the templates on leather
Cutting the leather without using the templates
Using the strip cutter
Using the former, abatt-carre and smoothing
Days 2, 3 and 4

Morning and afternoon

Creation of a shoulder strap
Creation of relief covers
Mexican assembly (1 base and 2 gussets)
Scratching
Sewing
Polishing
Pampering
Self-checking and points on improvements to be made
Tidying up the workshop

Under the direction of Muriel Rochetti-Davant, learners will be trained in creating templates with axes of symmetry, reading a technical drawing and interpreting an operating range. On a practical level, they will learn how to perform operations such as punch marking, direct cutting on leather and manual trimming. They will also become familiar with the saddler's tools, as well as with assembly techniques by gluing. Learners will discover the preparation of parts, the importance of assembly notches for final shaping, as well as specific techniques such as Mexican assembly, copes and the creation of a shoulder strap with fixed and mobile loop.

Day 1
Morning
Round table
Presentation of the project
Presentation of the tools
Presentation of the raw materials
Creation of the templates

Afternoon

Tracing the templates on leather
Cutting the leather without using the templates
Using the strip cutter
Using the former, abatt-carre and smoothing
Days 2, 3 and 4

Morning and afternoon

Creation of a shoulder strap
Creation of relief covers
Mexican assembly (1 base and 2 gussets)
Scratching
Sewing
Polishing
Pampering
Self-checking and points on improvements to be made
Tidying up the workshop

• 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