Cost: $100
Skill level: All skill levels welcome
Basic Leather Carving – The way you should have learned it and the way you should teach it.
What you will learn: Many leather workers have went out and purchased the tools and then waded in to see if they can learn how to carve leather. They go searching YouTube for videos where they can learn the secrets, but often find that it isn’t as easy as it looks. This class is designed to give leather carvers a proper foundation that will let them enjoy leather working for a lifetime. The most important class that is ever taught is a beginners class. Are you ready to teach that class? This class will show you how that is done.
Materials to bring: Stamping surface, swivel knife, strop, stylus, favorite set of stamping tools for floral carving
About Jim:
Born and raised on a ranch in eastern Montana, Jim Linnell has had leather working in his blood ever since his first visit to the Miles City Saddlery. Now, after spending the last 50+ years working with leather, those sounds and smells are still a part of his life. Through the business he started in retirement, www.elktracksstudio.com, Jim instructed over 10,000 students during the pandemic. Whether in a large group or private classes, Jim is always ready to share his passion and knowledge of leather working. He is the 2002 recipient of the Al Stohlman Award for Achievement in Leathercraft and has received the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was the 2013 recipient of the Master Leather Artisan Award from the Academy of Western Artists. He is also one of only a small handful of Grand Masters in the IFoLG.
