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4-WEEK LEATHERGOODS PATTERN MAKING
Target Students

fashion and industrial designers that wish to pursue a career in the leather goods industry

bags and small leather goods designers and technicians who wish to enhance their skills in pattern development and sample assembly

different profiles such as buyers, source’s, managers, entrepreneurs who need to understand in depth the completecycle of leather goods development

duration: 4 Weeks
up to three sessions of the leather goods course are usually organised during the year
groups of up to six participants are organised based on needs of the participants
course is held at Ars Sutoria Institute in Milan, full time, Monday through Friday

Training Program

almost 80% of the 160 hour class sessions is dedicated to leather goods pattern drafting, a topic which is indispensable for both designers and technicians. Ars Sutoria’s renown technical methodology is effectively adapted in leather-good factories with extreme precision compared to the traditional trial and error approach


examples of the subjects covered during the 4 weeks course:


- classical and casual sport bags, both hard and soft constructions
- technical-design solutions applied to more trendy models
- inserted sack type linings and stuck-on linings
- small leather-goods
- theories on different constructions used in production
- examination and identification of leathers and most widely used reinforcing materials


Training program is often fine tuned based on the requirements of the participants