Cosplay Skills Workshop: Leatherworking 101

Calgary

Sun, Aug 23, 4:00 PM (UTC)

25
RSVPs

About this event

Interested in adding a new skill to your Cosplay repertoire? Join this online workshop to learn some leatherworking basics and gain ideas for cosplay projects. You can either watch and learn, or use some of your own supplies and follow along.   


If you’d like to participate here are some recommended supplies:

- Cutting board or other cutting surface

- Utility knife

- Ruler

- Pencil

- Cardboard (for creating templates)

- Light to medium weight leather (3-4oz veg-tan cowhide is best for the projects we will do)

- Contact cement


Other optional supplies include:

- Option A: 1/4” Double Cap rivets, rivet setter, anvil, hammer

- Option B: Punching awl, stitching awl or needle, sewing awl thread or waxed thread

- Leather dye (in colour of choice) and applicator

- Small spikes or Sam Browne rivets

Organizers

  • Teigan Blondin

    Fan Meetups Ambassador

  • Morgan Sawchuk

    Fan Meetups Ambassador

  • Evan Craig

    Fan Meetup Ambassador

  • Jeff Clemens

    Fan Meetups Ambassador