Learning completely new skills is an exciting challenge.
When those skills are from a centuries-old craft, learning becomes a truly unique experience.
carréducker is the only shoemaker worldwide to offer an introduction into the incredible skills of the handsewn shoemaker. The courses are available as both a modular course and intensive courses and are ideal for beginners to creative professionals. These very practical courses are a valuable introduction to this traditional craft. Each student is provided with a pair of lasts to use (the wooden forms the shoes are made on), a pair of leather uppers and the leather pieces that they need to construct their shoes and are then guided through the 200+ stages involved in hand making a pair of shoes.
The 12-day, intensive courses take place in London and New York and are physically and mentally demanding with some 96 hours of class time. The intensive course fee includes a set of essential tools for the student to keep (worth £150) and at the end of the course, each student walks away with a pair of shoes that they have made themselves.
The new modular, London course covers exactly the same stages as the intensive courses, but gives students the chance to learn at their own pace. Spread over a number of terms (which can be booked individually), students can dip in and out of the course as their time allows, although we estimate it will take an average of three terms to complete a pair of shoes.
2012 intensive courses are fully booked. We are now taking bookings for the modular course which starts in October 2012 and for the intensive courses in 2013.
NEW - MODULAR LONDON COURSE
Price: £450 per term
Three 10-week terms:
Term 1: 1 October - 10 December 2012
(29 October half term)
Term 2: 7 January - 18 March 2013
(18 February half term)
Term 3: 15 April - 24 June 2013
(27 May half term)
Booking deadline for first term: August 2012
Venue: Cockpit Arts, Bloomsbury, London WC1N
Hours: Monday evening 6 - 9pm
Maximum 8 students
LONDON COURSES
Price: £1875
Dates: 7 - 19 January 2013
Booking Deadline: October 2012
Venue: Cockpit Arts, Bloomsbury, London WC1N
Hours: Monday - Saturday; 9.30 - 5.30pm
Maximum 6 students
Price: £1875
Dates: 5 - 17 August 2013
Booking Deadline: May 2013
Venue: Cockpit Arts, Bloomsbury, London WC1N
Hours: Monday - Saturday; 9.30 - 5.30pm
Maximum 7 students
NEW YORK COURSES
Price: £2300
Dates: 6 - 18 May 2013
Booking Deadline: March 2013
Venue: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York 11211
Hours: Monday - Saturday; 9.30 - 5.30pm
Maximum 7 students