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Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Make a personalised tooled leather journal in Melbourne!
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Stamping Your Personal Design
Create and stamp your own design
Dyeing Your Leather
Dyeing the journal in your chosen colour
Lining Your Journal
Glueing in your lining in your chosen colour
Stitching the Journal
Saddle stitching by hand
- Safe tool use
- Leather differences
- Tooling methods
- Bevelling and burnishing
- Saddle stitching
- Dyeing and finishing methods
- Magnet/closure fitting methods
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Upcoming dates for Tooled Leather Journal Workshop
Times are Melbourne time. Dates and prices as of 9 Oct 2026, 8:28am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.
2 upcoming dates between 7 Nov 2026 and 2 Jan 2027.
- Sat 7 Nov 2026, 10am-4pm
- Sat 2 Jan 2027, 10am-4pm
What you'll get
You will receive: - A sense of respect for your leather and responsible use of leather
- A sense of pride in your achievement
- Increased confidence
- Creative development
- Social engagement
- A personalised, useful piece of artwork to keep
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly - no experience necessary.
What to bring
Wear older clothing as we will be using glues and permanent dyes. Apron is a good idea, although I will have some.Your lunch, drink and snacks.
Suitable for
This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, birthday or hens party.
This experience would also be a unique gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.
Location
Williamstown, VIC
Exact location is masked for privacy. You'll automatically get the specific address after booking.
Your teacher can also travel within 100 kms of Williamstown, to a venue of your choice for a private class.
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Recent reviews of Tooled Leather Journal Workshop
- 5/5 from Michelle Varga, attended Sep 2026: Wendy was a great teacher. She was very helpful and very patient. Wendy made us feel welcome, and so did her gorgeous dog.
- 5/5 from Patrick Langosch, attended Jun 2026: Had a fantastic time at the leather journal-making workshop :) We cut, stamped, and dyed the leather, then hand-sewed everything together to create our own journals. Wendy was an excellent teacher—super helpful and encouraging throughout the whole process. We ended up going overtime, but there was no rush to get us out the door, which made for a really relaxed and enjoyable experience. Everyone had a great time, and I'd highly recommend it!
- 5/5 from Kirsten Wright, attended Jun 2026: Loved the leather journal class, would recommend to anyone!!!! Wendy was an awesome teacher, very giving with her time and she was happy to answer any and all questions we all had. Her knowledge was extensive. Am looking forward to doing more of her workshops that she has going on. Was very happy with the journal I went home with and it was a privilege to see some of the work that some of my fellow leather workers came up with. Beautiful work by all.
- 3/5 from Mia Mats, attended Jun 2026: Thank you for the great experience- l have acquired many new skills.
- 5/5 from Max Apedaile, attended Feb 2026: What a great day! Wendy is full of knowledge and helpful info. I had some experience with leatherwork already and feel like I came away having learned tonnes. Was a lot of fun, and I’ll definitely be booking future classes with Wendy.
- 5/5 from Stephanie Bishop, attended Feb 2026: Very enjoyable and had a beautiful book cover to take home. Great project to do with friends and family.
- 5/5 from Barbara Knell, attended Feb 2026: I really enjoyed today’s class. Wendy was excellent teacher so informative and supportive of all of the group sharing lots of knowledge and ideas.
- 5/5 from Olivia Hines, attended Nov 2025: Such an awesome leather workshop with Wendy! She was super informative and relaxed, providing gentle guidance when needed. Great value class with high quality materials. So many stamps and colours to choose from. I strongly recommend you check out this class if you’re wanting to try out leather crafting!
- 5/5 from Sophie Kollo, attended Nov 2025: I absolutely loved this class! Wendy is such a warm and friendly teacher, with a knack for explaining the steps of the project clearly. All the materials were provided to make a beautiful A5 tooled journal cover, with heaps of options to customise the design at every stage, making the finished product something that is truly unique. I learned so much over this workshop and picked up so many great tips from Wendy, and would highly recommend any class she runs. I'm a beginner at leather working and got heaps out of the workshop, but it would also suit people with more experience as there is so much opportunity to customise your project and ask questions.
Your teacher
My name is Wendy Tonkin. I'm a qualified leatherworker with around 10 years of experience. I live in Williamstown, but I'm happy to travel to a good venue to run a workshop. I love to see people empower themselves and build confidence using knowledge by teaching in a fun, safe, supportive, and respectful manner, in a hands-on, fully tactile learning environment, working with the beautiful, natural medium of leather.I can provide everything required to run a class for adults or children. Numbers may be limited to small groups depending on which workshop it is and what we require to run it. I am willing to travel to interested creative, inquisitive parties and am offering any of the following:* One-off classes: Set length class learning the basic skills and creating a project to take home.* Ongoing class: A set length class over several days, weeks, or months to learn the skills to make a bigger project.* Regular ongoing meet-ups and classes: Ongoing classes held on a regular basis to learn new skills, make friends, and work together on your own projects.I have up-to-date Working with Children accreditation, required insurance, and class safety is a number one priority. All classes begin with a safety overview and tool rundown.Costs are calculated depending on the type of project chosen, i.e., how much leather it requires and what kind of hardware we need to complete the job at hand; and obviously the kind of time it will take to finish the project, i.e., is it a half-day or full-day class, or maybe an ongoing class one day a week over 4 or 6 weeks.I can run classes making such projects as bags, journal covers, card holders, knife pouches, tool covers and pouches, wristbands, heavy metal gear, passport covers, bottle covers, hair barrettes, guitar straps, and belts, among other things, teaching saddle stitching, tooling and carving, edging, antiquing, leather braiding, template making, marbling, as well as safe tool use, and leather differences.Please reach out if you would like to catch up for a chat or for me to give you a call with any further information. I would love to hear from you.Thank you so much for taking the time to have a read. Yours in crafting, Wendy Tonkin
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