Our second leather sneaker workshop with Esther Keen

Piles of coloured vegetable-tanned leather filled The Forge on a crisp, bright day. The kind of day where Spring might just be peeking its head up after hibernation; the perfect time of year to learn and connect.

Words : Daisy Dobson Photography : Silkie Lloyd

Red leather sneakers made by hand at leather sneaker workshop with Bristol designer maker and leather worker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses

Leatherworker Esther Keen bought her wisdom, inspiration and strong needles for a creative workshop as part of our Modern Craft series. The group spent the day cutting, preparing, hand sewing and embossing their chosen leather each creating a unique pair of sneakers perfect for them. A big thank you to everyone who came along to the Leather Sneaker workshop on Saturday and to Esther for bringing such a special workshop to The Forge. We can’t wait to have you back.

If you’d like to be the first to hear about Esther’s next sneaker workshop, sign up here and we will email you the details ahead of the general ticket release.

Esther teaching leatherwork techniques in her Leather Sneaker workshop at The Forge, creative workshops and arts and crafts space central Bristol
Work in progress - handmade leather sneaker workshop with Esther Keen at Bristol creative arts and craft workshops venue The Forge, Bristol
Making by hand and learning together. Creative leather sneaker workshop with Bristol designer maker and leatherworker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses
Creative leather sneaker workshop with Bristol leather worker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses
Leather sneaker workshop DIFFERENT TYPES OF SNEAKER STYLES TO MAKE
Red leather sneakers made by hand . Creative leather sneaker workshop with Bristol leather worker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses
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Hand stitching leather to sneaker soles. Creative leather sneaker workshop with Bristol leather worker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses
Stitching leather upper by hand. Creative leather sneaker workshop with Bristol leather worker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses
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Concentration and focus. Creative leather sneaker workshop with Bristol leather worker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses
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Creative leather sneaker workshop with Bristol leather worker Esther Keen hosted at the Forge Bristol, a creative space for workshops, classes and courses
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