Evancliffe Leathercraft

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Evancliffe Leathercraft

19 Holywood, Wolsingham, Bishop Auckland, DL13 3HE
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Country Durham‘s Evancliffe Leathercraft have developed a wide range of unique hand crafted leather products. These vary from contemporary modern items for special occasions and everyday use to items specifically for Railways, Re-enactors and LARP enthusiasts.

Evancliffe Leathercraft offer a wide range of leatherwork training workshops to suit everyone. For example, students can learn to make a leather belt, a hand bound leather journal, a water bottle or learn about wet moulding & stamping amongst other things.

What's on near Evancliffe Leathercraft

In a large industrial space filled with dobby looms hangs a blood red textile piece infront of a sheer white backdrop.
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ExhibitionsLeeds
Loops at Sunny Bank Mills

‘Loops’ is a new collaborative exhibition of textiles at Sunny Bank Mills, connecting artists from across the Netherlands and Yorkshire.

Free entry

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Oriental Museum

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Wharton Park
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Wharton Park

Just behind Durham’s Train station is Wharton Park. The park was created after William Lloyd Wharton inherited the land and decided that Durham needed a public park alongside the railway station.

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