About this Event
🏷️ Leather Belt or Pet Collar Workshop – Craft a Custom Everyday Essential
Design and handcraft a leather belt or a custom pet collar in this guided, beginner-friendly workshop! In this one-day class, you’ll choose your leather, select hardware that fits your style (or your pet’s personality), and learn the essential skills to assemble, finish, and take home a durable, functional leather piece you’ll be proud to use every day.
What’s Included
- Choose Your Project: Make either a full-grain leather belt or a custom-fit leather collar for your dog or cat.
- Choose Your Leather: Select from a variety of high-quality, full-grain leather straps in different colors and finishes.
- Pick Your Hardware: Choose from a curated selection of belt buckles or pet-safe collar hardware (buckles, D-rings, rivets).
- All Tools Provided: Use professional leatherworking tools to cut, punch, burnish, and set hardware — with expert guidance every step of the way.
- Skill Instruction: Learn proper sizing, accurate hole placement, hardware attachment, edge finishing, and overall construction techniques.
Class Details
- Time: 3 hours of guided instruction
- Difficulty: Beginner-friendly — no prior experience needed
- Take Home: A custom-fit leather belt or handmade pet collar made entirely by you
Why You’ll Love It
Whether you’re making something for yourself or your furry companion, this class is a fun and rewarding introduction to leathercraft. You’ll leave with a stylish, durable piece — and the skills to create more leather projects for people and pets.
Ticket holders must be at least 16 years old.
About the Instructor
Where Wood Meets Leather – Meet Ken, Your Leathercraft Guide
Ken has been a maker for most of his life, spending years woodworking — building furniture, cutting boards, and one-of-a-kind pieces that blend form and function. A decade ago, he expanded his passion for craftsmanship to include leatherwork and design elements, merging the two disciplines into a unique creative style.
Today, Ken creates everything from wallets, belts, and bags to hats and stuffed animals, using vegetable-tanned, chrome-tanned, and exotic leathers. Always eager to explore new ideas, he combines technical skill with creative problem-solving to make each project unique.
Ken’s teaching style is patient, approachable, and hands-on. He teaches everything from beginner techniques like hand-stitching to advanced skills like machine sewing and professional finishing, empowering students to create polished, lasting pieces with confidence.
Refund Policy:
- Transfers to another class follow the same refund rules as your original date.
- 14+ days before the first class: Full refund.
- 7–13 days before the first class: Refund minus a 50% administrative fee.
- Fewer than 7 days before the first class: No refunds.
- Seat transfer: If you find a replacement who pays for and takes your seat before the first class begins, you are eligible for a full refund.
To cancel or request a transfer, please email [email protected]. For general questions, you’re welcome to visit MakerSpaceCharlotte on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. For urgent, time-sensitive issues with your reservation, contact Steve at (704) 353-3300.
Class may be canceled due to low enrollment in which case a full refund will be issued.
Cancellation Policy:
MakerSpace reserves the right to cancel any class with insufficient enrollment. If a class is canceled by MakerSpace, fees are 100% refundable.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1003 Louise Ave, Suite A, 1003 Louise Ave, Charlotte, United States
USD 110.70
