Exploring Leathercraft Through Clay with Sarah Gromek

June 26th-28th

Materials and Tools

Students Bring:

Links are provided but feel free to source from anywhere

  • Scissors, pencil, eraser, ruler, notebook

  • X-acto knife (or your favorite knife)

  • Beveling tool (You could use your X-acto knife for this if needed)

  • Needle tool

  • Serrated metal rib or scoring tool

  • Firm silicone/rubber tipped sculpting tools

  • Double Ended Ball Stylus Tools (anything that makes a rounded indent is fine)

  • One 4” and one 3” terra cotta pot

  • Water Bottle Mister for keeping work moist

  • Mudtools Rubber Ribs: I use the yellow 0 & 3

  • Large rolling pin (I prefer to not have handles on mine)

  • Pony roller

  • Circle cutter set (the most important circle size is 1” in diameter)

  • Leather Spacing Maker

  • Small, lidded container (for construction slip)

  • Clay Shredder

  • Shoes, purses/bags, zippers, belt buckles for sprig molds

  • Thin plastic to cover work

  • Box and bubble wrap to transport finished work

  • Bagged lunch & water (coffee and lite snacks provided)

Optional:

Sarah Will Provide:

  • Cone 6 Kentucky Mudworks Sheltowee (or Elkhorn) clay & attaching slip

  • Slip made from Kentucky Mudworks Iceman clay (for slip trailing)

  • Slip trailers with fine/20 gauge metal tips (I use FineLine Applicator Pens but feel free to

    use your own)

  • Review hand-outs & tooled leather design examples

  • Leather stitch rollers

  • Pre-cut patterns for basic drinking vessel shapes

  • 2mm craft foam for pattern/template making

If you are traveling by plane, Double Island Studio may be able to accommodate you with various materials and tools. Email us HERE.