2026 IFoLG Workshops

Learn new techniques and skills and build real projects through hands-on workshops led by experienced IFoLG guild members. Please see our list of workshops available at this years IFoLG show and sign up now! Note: must be a registered attendee of the show to participate in classes.

2026 Workshop Schedule

Workshops for Tuesday, October 6th

$150 - How to Carve a 3D Figure - Roz Kaohn (full day)
$50 - Machine Embroidery on Leather Demonstration - Ann Johnson (half day pm)
$100 - Intro to Leather Braiding - Scott Gore (full day)
$125 - Carving a Sandhill Crane - Erik Griffith (full day)

Workshops for Wednesday, October 7th

$150 - How to Carve a Dragon - Roz Kaohn (full day)
$150 - Intro to Rawhide Braiding - Scott Gore (full day)
$85 - Looking Back Horse - Kathy Flanagan (half day pm)
$165 - Pattern Making for Leather Craft - Daniel Reach (full day)
$100 - Basic Leather Carving - Jim Linnell (full day)
$160 - Extraordinary Floral: Figure Tools and Techniques in Floral Carving - Daniel Rhodes (2 day class)
$75 - Coloring the Sandhill Crane - Erik Griffith (half day am)

Workshops for Thursday, October 8th

$160 - Extraordinary Floral: Figure Tools and Techniques in Floral Carving - Daniel Rhodes (2 day class)
$250 - Braiding a Hackamore - Scott Gore (2 day class)
$175 - 3-D Embossed Skeleton Cowboy - Travis Coddington (2 day class)
$160 - Bag Making - Deb Johns (2 day class)
$125 - Realistic Leather Tooling for Beginners - Christopher Kearns (2 day class)
$100 - Introduction to Figure Carving - Jim Linnell (full day)
$100 - Western Floral Carving 101 - Erik Griffith (full day)
$275 - African Elephant - Kathy Flanagan (2 day class)
$100 - Tipsy Tooling - Modeling Spoon Finesse - Daniel Reach (Evening class)

Workshops for Friday, October 9th

$250 - Braiding a Hackamore - Scott Gore (2 day class)
$175 - 3-D Embossed Skeleton Cowboy - Travis Coddington (2 day class)
$160 - Bag Making - Deb Johns (2 day class)
$125 - Realistic Leather Tooling for Beginners - Christopher Kearns (2 day class)
$275 - African Elephant - Kathy Flanagan (2 day class)
$75 - Swivel Knife Finesse - Jim Linnell (half day am)
$155 - Figure Carving: Baby Racoon - Daniel Reach (full day)
$275 - Mallard Duck - Galo Carcia (2 day class)

Workshops for Saturday, October 10th

$275 - Mallard Duck - Galo Carcia (2 day class)
$200 - Making a Tooled Leather Duck Strap - Erik Griffith (full day)
$50 - Banquet Ticket
$125 - Finger Carving 101 on a Tapered Belt - Denny Lowe

Newsletter Updates

Get the latest news, events, and leathercraft inspiration

from the Illinois Valley Leather Guild straight to your inbox.