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CARREDUCKER HANDSEWN SHOEMAKING COURSES
Contact: Deborah or James, Designer/Makers
Studio E2G Cockpit Arts, WC1N 2NP LONDON
Tel: 44(0)20 7813 0093
E-mail:cd@carreducker.com
London shoemakers carreducker offer an intensive three-week course, in the spring and summer of each year. Students learn the centuries-old craft of men's handsewn shoemaking. Starting with a pair of lasts and uppers, students learn to hand-last the upper, stitch a welt and sole and build a heel.
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CORDWAINERS COLLEGE
Contact: Clare Groom
182 Mare Street, LONDON E8 3RE
Tel: 44 20 8985 0273 - Fax: 44 20 8985 9340
E-mail:info@cordwainers.ac.uk
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LEICESTER COLLEGE - INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FOOTWEAR
St. Margarets Campus, St. John Street, LE1 3WL LEICESTER
Tel: +44 116 224 2240 - Fax: +44 116 224 2150
E-mail:info@leicestercollege.ac.uk
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PAUL THOMAS SHOES
Contact: Paul Thomas
10/14, Hollybush Gdns, E2 9QP LONDON
Tel/Fax: 44 2077291229
E-mail:ptshoes@lineone.net
Weekly Hanmade Shoemaking Classes as well as three week intensive courses catering for the beginner and experienced student.
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THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF LEATHER TECHNOLOGY, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON
Contact: Dr Mark Wilkinson
Boughton Green Road, NORTHAMPTON NN2 7AL
Tel: 44 01604 892009 - Fax: 44 01604 711183
E-mail:bslt@northampton.ac.uk
THE LITTLE SHOE WORKSHOP
Contact: Kirsty Prescott
Kingston Road, KT3 3ST LONDON
Tel: 44 20 85401300
E-mail:prescottkirsty@hotmail.com
We hold a selection of two day shoemaking and bagmaking courses throughout the year. Courses are perfect for groups of work colleages or friends, and no experience is necessary to make a pair of shoes. For prospectus please e-mail details.
WALKERS HANDMADE UPPERS
Contact: Michael Walker
19, Farmhill Road, NN3 5NU NORTHAMPTON
Tel: 44 1604 470754
E-mail:halifaxmw@onetel.net.uk
Teaching the traditional method of handsewing the vamp & apron