New York
Intro To Leather Bag Making
Create a Custom bag with locally sourced deerskin
You’ll craft a hand-stitched drawstring bag using deerskin leather sourced from the Hudson Valley. Just an hour up the river, Pergamena Tannery works with local hunters to produce leather that is sustainably sourced and naturally tanned—materials deeply connected to the landscapes surrounding our city.
In this workshop, you’ll learn the saddle stitch technique and leave with your own finished bag. Along the way, we’ll touch on ethical sourcing, ancestral craft traditions, and how working with your hands can deepen your connection to place.
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When
05/16
Time
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Intensity
About
Marieclaire Wyntreaux is a Brooklyn-based artist and educator specializing in ancestral crafts. Her work centers on natural materials sourced from the Northeast bioregion. Through her project Wyntro, she collaborates with farmers, tanners, and craftspeople to create garments and accessories from materials grown and harvested within 300 miles of New York City. Rooted in ancestral craft traditions and guided by the textures of wood, wool, and leather, Wyntro reimagines clothing as a reflection of land, culture, and community—part of a larger movement to revitalize local supply chains and reconnect people to the landscapes that sustain them.
What To Expect
- All materials needed to handcraft your own, unique, drawstring bag from locally sourced, naturally tanned deerskin
- Step-by-step guidance in the saddle stitch technique, with plenty of time to work at your own pace
- A look in to the Brooklyn studio and practice of Marieclaire - one that moves with care for the land and a deep sense of connection, reminding us of the abundance that exists even here in the city. From foraging walnuts in Prospect Park to working with local fishmongers to create fish leather, her work carries that relationship through every material
- The shared joy and rythym of making, together