as some of you may know, ive just completed the ltt 4 day leather cleaning and restoration coarse.
i would like to thank andy and judy for looking after me for the duration of the coarse, which i would highly recommend to anyone who is thinking of going down this route, there was no sitting at a desk being talked too, this was 90% hands on rstoration work, which you do yourself under the guidance of andy, i learnt how to repair all types of damage, how to mix colours, we were even let loose on some on going jobs in the workshop which andy encouraged us to do. the class was taught in a relaxed informal manner which made evryone feel right at home. the small class sizes gave you a chance to get quick answers without sitting around waiting for your turn.
on the last day i took along a 2 seater settee that need restoring, with andy's guidance me and pete, from carpete cleaning set about the task and (even though i say so myself) got a fantastic result, so much so that i now have to restore the 3 seater that goes with it.
i am now addicted to restoring leather and can't wait to start my first job, repairing a terracotta pigmented suite next week.
as i said before, i met carpete cleaning pete and would like to thank him for helping me transform the 2 seater settee into a masterpiece.

so for anyone that cleans leather, do this coarse and your confidence will grow 10 fold.
and all though i missed mike hallidays invitation, if anyone is taking a project up to ltt and needs to cut the cost down, give us a shout and if i'm free i'll definately be there.
derek