Product Description
Thinking about buying our Leather Colourant Kit?.... or maybe you have already bought one; this is the perfect seminar to attend to teach you how to properly use that and our other leather repair products.
This one day course teaches you how to;
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Clean & prepare leather.
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Repair scuffs, cracking & other damages.
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Restore or change the colour of leather.
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Apply Finish to seal the colour in for a long lasting job.
You can even bring your own items of leather along to work on! Or bring them for professional advice before attempting to restore the leather yourself. If you do bring your own item to work on, you will need to purchase a Leather Colourant Kit in advance of the Seminar.
Course Details

Craig pointing out an area needing repairs |
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Up to 5 delegates per course: This keeps the numbers low so the level of tuition is of the highest standard.
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Dedicated Training Centre: Within our Head Office we have a dedicated training facility where we run the courses.
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Products: We manufacture all of the products that we’ll be using on the course; and we have a product for every repair need!
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Equipment: Our training centre has all of the tools and equipment needed for each delegate to comfortably work on their items of leather.
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Agenda
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8:30am |
Arrive for tea & coffee |
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9:00am |
Introduction |
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9:30am |
Learn how to clean & maintain leather |
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9:45am |
Begin leather restoration. We start with preparing the leather. This ensures that the later coats of colour and finish adhere properly |
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11:00am |
Tea & Coffee break |
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11.30am |
Leather Repairs. This involves repairing scuffs and scratches, rips & holes and restoring areas of cracking |
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1:00pm |
Lunch Break. Buffet lunch on the house! |
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2:00pm |
Leather Repair Continues |
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2:30pm |
Restore/Change the colour of leather depending upon what you are doing. If you don't bring an item of your own to work on you will be able to work alongside our Trainer on our demonstration piece. |
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4:00pm |
Finish the leather. This is spraying on a clear top coat to seal the work in |
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4:30pm |
Optional Q&A in the conference room. |
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5:00pm |
Finish. |
Meet the Trainer

Craig Stevenson, FC Training Manager, explaining how to finish leather |
Our Training Manager at Furniture Clinic is Craig Stevenson, a qualified trainer, leather technician and upholsterer. Craig has over 15 years experience repairing & restoring leather, of which the last 5 years have been at Furniture Clinic where Craig has helped develop our product range and runs all of our internal and external training courses.
As well as running these seminars at our Head Office, Craig also runs professional leather repair courses for our staff and customers; a job which has taken him far afield to places like Singapore, Australia & India. |
Getting Here & Staying Over
Beamish Hall Hotel: Set in 24 acres of beautiful park land this historic country house is only a 10 minute drive away. Prices from £55 per night.
Gibside Hotel: Located in the village of Whickham, the Gibside Hotel is within walking distance of many pubs & restaurants and offers accommodation from £65 per night.
Beamish Mary: Small B&B and Pub about 10 minutes drive. Special agreed rate for Furniture Clinic.
Bespoke Courses
We have a 300m2 workshop where we can train up to 50 delegates; this is ideal for larger groups such as car clubs and other groups. We can also run seminars at other locations around the UK or travel abroad.

A group of delegates watching as we restore a car seat |

FC staff at Jaguar offering product advice at a seminar |
Videos
The video below gives a good general overview of what is covered in our seminars and the kind of skills, knowledge and results that can be acquired with a bit of effort and expert guidance!
Jaguar Seminar 2013
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Customer Testimonials
30th April 2013 Dear Craig,
We just wanted to thank you for making our seminar so interesting and helpful on Saturday. We certainly feel more confident about recolouring leather now! Also the products you used are so good, it builds confidence. I will be getting on with my order as soon as I have time to sit down and work out what I need.
Thanks again.
Kind regards,
Sue and Phil Higgins. | |
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Before & After Photos
Before
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 | | Jaguar E Type seat restored on a Seminar. | | Before
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 | | One of our seminar attendees brought this car seat in to work on. It was in a sorry state, but applying all of the knowledge gained during the seminar and with a bit of elbow grease the seat was completely restored. | | Viewing 2 of 2 before & after photos. view all photos
Dates
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