Friday, April 11, 2008

Leathercraft Classes at Standing Bear's Trading Post and Leather by WC

Starting July 1, 2008 Standing Bear's Trading Post announces new leather classes with Master Leather Craftsman and Owner Wayne Christensen. Learn stamping, carving, coloring, finishing, assembly, customizing, and personalization along aside a Master Leather Craftsman.

Standing Bear’s Trading Post Announces New Leather Classes with Master Leather Craftsman and Owner Wayne Christensen

Starting July 1, 2008 Standing Bear’s Trading Post announces new leather classes with Master Leather Craftsman and Owner Wayne Christensen. Learn stamping, carving, coloring, finishing, assembly, customizing, and personalization along side a Master Leather Craftsman.

Reseda, CA April 9, 2008 — Standing Bear’s Trading Post announces new leather classes with Master Leather Craftsman and Owner Wayne Christensen. Starting July 1, 2008 Standing Bear’s Trading Post will begin new classes for students of all levels who want to learn or improve their leather crafting skills. Beginning classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday nights starting at 6 pm. Intermediate classes will be held on Monday nights starting a 6 pm, and Advance classes will be held Wednesday nights at 6pm.

"Classes tend to fill up rather quickly," states student Sandi Taylor, who has been carving for 12 years and attends the advanced class.

All classes teach you stamping, carving, coloring, finishing, assembly, customizing, and personalization.

The Beginning classes, held Tuesday and Thursdays, focus on teaching you how to carve leather. By purchasing the Basic Kit for Leather Craft (priced at $60.00) the class is free for 6 months. The normal fee, if the student who has his or her own tools, is $20.00 a month. The Basic Kit includes 6 basic leather tools (beveler, camouflage tool, backgrounder, pear shader, veiner, and seeder), basic leather craft book, leather practice pieces, tracing film, swivel knife, jewelers rouge, leather strop, stylus, and mallet.

The intermediate classes, held on Monday nights, focus on larger and more exciting projects. All materials needed for this can be purchased directly from the store. This class is for those who have completed the beginner’s course or those who need a refresher. Instructor’s fee is $20.00 a month.

The Advanced Leather Craft Class, held on Wednesday nights, spends time working on intricate projects such as belts, purses, checkbooks, wallets, tool rack holder, photo albums, and more. Students pay for materials for project and the Instructors Fee is $20.00 a month

Private classes are also available but are by appointment only. These classes are one-on-one classes and are held Friday evenings starting 6:30 pm, starting at $10 an hour with a four-hour minimum.

Standing Bear’s Trading post is locate at 7624 Tampa Avenue, Reseda, CA. 91335 or can be reached by phone at 818-342-9120 or E-mail Standing Bears at inquiry@sbearstradingpost.com. You can also find them on the web at www.sbearstradingpost.com. The store hours are Monday through Saturday 10AM to 6PM (Pacific time).