I am busy scripting and recording these lessons for you. As I get them done and uploaded I will post here. I will be working on all of the FREE Foundations lessons first to make sure that all you wonderful people have access to all the free information before I start working on the Paid courses. Please drop any comments questions or concerns you have either as a comment on this post or start a new post in one of the other categories that fit. I look forward to seeing what you all make and your progress. Lets Learn Leather Now together.

Since I have to wait for times of quite to record (Hard to find in a household of 6 with 4 teens in it) I have been completing the scripts, outlines, and syllabi for the Core Skills Course. Hopefully this week will bring enough time for me to record and edit the rest of Foundations and have it for you all before the end of the year.

I thought it might be nice for everyone to be able to get a head start as I'm filming these lessons. So I uploaded all of the transcripts. The videos will be posted as soon as they are filmed and edited, and I can promise that the transcripts will not match perfectly. After all your instructor is riddled with ADHD and I will probably go off on some tangent in the video that will have good information in it. So even if you read through every lesson, make sure to come back to it as I post that the Video has been Uploaded, you never know what kind of gems will be in there.

Before you dive into this course, there’s something important you need to understand. This isn’t a project-based course. It's a skill-building course. And skill doesn’t come from perfection. 🧠 Leatherworking Is Learned Through Feedback, Not Judgment Leather is a living material that remembers how it grew. It stretches, resists, and behaves differently depending on tannage, density, and grain. When something doesn’t turn out the way you expected, that isn’t failure. That’s information. Every outcome teaches you something — if you stay long enough to notice it. 🛑 Let’s Retire the Word “Mistake” In this community, we don’t treat early outcomes as mistakes. A “mistake” implies you failed. We see: - Learning opportunities - Feedback from the material - Data that informs your next repetition Shame has no place in skill development. 🔁 Repetition Is the Point You don’t build skill by getting it right once. You build skill by: - Repeating techniques - Paying attention to feedback - Making small adjustments - Letting your hands learn over time That’s how confidence is built — quietly and honestly. 🧱 The Only Real Failure You haven’t failed until you’ve quit. Not when a cut wanders. Not when something feels awkward. Not when your first results don’t match your expectations. If you’re still practicing, you’re still succeeding. 🛠️ What This Course Expects From You You don’t need: - Expensive tools - Perfect results - Prior experience You do need: - Patience - Willingness to repeat - Curiosity instead of self-criticism Bring that, and this course will meet you the rest of the way. 👋 Welcome to Foundations This is a place to learn deliberately, practice honestly, and build real skill over time. We’re glad you’re here.