In this restoration masterclass, you will learn the basics of leather restoration. You will learn to identify different types of leather, and based on that knowledge, you will discover which products to use to professionally clean a bag. You will also learn how to repair a hole in leather using a sample piece of leather, a special piece of Epsom leather that Hermès also works with. It features an embossed grain pattern.

Do you have your own vintage bag that could use some attention? Bring it with you for advice on how to clean and restore it.

Roos van Put is the founder and owner of the training institute Cursustassenmaken.nl by Mrs Rosehip. She is trained as a professional bag maker in the Netherlands and completed a private masterclass in Switzerland. She has also specialised in the restoration of designer bags. Her bags have been shown in the exhibition Bags, Icons and Investment in Basel, alongside bags by Chanel, Dior, Hermès, Prada, and Bas Kosters. Her work was also presented in Milan during the Salone del Mobile.

Liesbeth Maenen is a teacher at heart. She completed teacher training in crafts and graduated in design. Her love for education continued during her years as a museum educator at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht and as an art teacher in secondary schools. Liesbeth also completed specialist training in restoration. She is the owner of Studio IJmuiden, the second branch of Cursustassenmaken.nl. Her own label is Maenen Bags.

Roos and Liesbeth jointly teach the course “How to Restore a Bag” at Cursustassenmaken.nl. Both are general restoration specialists and, more specifically, experts in Chanel bags. Cursustassenmaken.nl is a private training and course institute where you learn the classical craft of bag making. It is the only institute in the Netherlands that offers training in the restoration of (vintage) designer bags.