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Leather Accessory Design Studio: People and Pets

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $280
  • 227 W 27th St, New York, NY
  • 14 hours over 4 sessions

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  • $280
  • 14 hours over 4 sessions
  • SXW 165 55A
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Class Description

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What you'll learn in this leather class:

Experience a highly focused introduction to all phases of pet accessory design and marketable prototypes as you work hands-on in one of FIT's industrial-equipped labs. Product range includes booties, leashes, and collars. Special emphasis is placed on the details of design and execution, exploring a variety of techniques with practical applications for pets, and even products such as belts and bracelets for their owners.

Bring to first session:

  • pattern awl
  • knife (Xacto #2 w/blades or OLFA small retractable or #10 knife handle and blades)
  • 12” steel ruler
  • 24” aluminum ruler, (can be purchased at Henry Westpfal & Co., 115 W. 25th St, 212-563-5990 )
  • and mechanical pencils
  • oak tag pattern paper (can be purchased at Barnes & Noble at FIT Bookstore on FIT campus call 212-217-5690)

You will receive a complete supply list and resource guide during first class. Some additional expense for supplies and materials discussed at first session.

Check room postings in the lobby of Marvin Feldman Center (27th Street between 7th and 8th Avenue), by security (please tell security where you're going. Bring your order form to show.), or call the day of class for room locations: 212-217-8741 or 212-217-3334.

Refund Policy

Continuing and Professional Studies Refund Policy:

Courses canceled 24 business hours in advance can be fully refunded. Courses that have 2 sessions has 25% refund after first session. Courses that have 3 sessions has 50% refund after first session; No refund after second session. Courses that have 4 sessions will have 50% refund after first session and 25% refund after second session and no refund after third session. Courses that have 5 or more sessions has 75% refund after first session, 50% after second session and 25% after third session and no refund after fourth session.

Please note that there are no makeup sessions and it is highly recommended students attend all sessions of classes they sign up for. They are short, intensive courses and missing one day is missing a lot. 


Precollege Programs Refund Policy:

The $15 registration fee is not refundable.

The refund period ends prior to the second scheduled session of the class, in accordance with the following:

FIT Precollege Programs canceled the course due to low enrollment :
100% including registration fee


Withdrawal prior to the last day of registration :
100% exclusive of registration fee

Withdrawal prior to first day of class:
75% exclusive of registration fee

Withdrawal prior to second day of class:
50% exclusive of registration fee

Withdrawal thereafter:
No refund

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