Westbrook Findings

08/30/2025

My favorite part about teaching is watching my students leave class with a beautiful finished product! Everyone's belts turned out amazing, and I loved the awesome buckles that were brought in last night!

08/30/2025

Hi Friends! I'm teaching at the Art Students' League of Denver, and I have two upcoming leatherworking classes that I'd love for you to attend! My classes are on Thursday nights from 6-9pm. My sold-out belt-making workshop last night was a big hit!

Registration for my Journal class closes tomorrow, and the class starts on Thursday! I need two more registrations to run the class, however.

Leather Journal Construction: Over four weeks, you’ll build foundational leatherworking skills, including cutting, dyeing, tooling, saddle stitching, and edge finishing. By the end of the course, you'll walk away with a fully finished leather journal cover, customized with your own tooling design. https://asld.org/class-details/making-a-leather-journal-cover

Leather Luggage Tag: (January 8 & 15) Two-part workshop, you’ll create a beautiful, handcrafted leather luggage tag while learning the foundational skills of leatherworking. Registration opens November 4th.
https://asld.org/class-details/leather-luggage-tags

If you are interested in taking a class sometime, you can sign up for my email list (https://westbrook.kit.com/findings), and I'll send you information when registration opens. :)

In this fun and approachable two-part workshop, you’ll create a beautiful, handcrafted leather luggage tag while learning the foundational skills of leatherworking. Whether you're new to working with leather or looking to sharpen your skills, this class offers a complete introduction to essential ...

07/07/2024

Hi! It looks like my maternity leave lasted approximately 6.5 years. Haha! 🤦🏼‍♀️

Good news! I am back to my favorite hobby and have accepted a position teaching leather working classes at the Art Students League of Denver. Here is an intro video I recorded in the Fiber Arts Studio: https://youtu.be/CIQ1koAG1gA

On July 11th I will be teaching a class on how to make an artist tool roll. If you are interested in joining me for a class you can register here: https://asld.org/search-classes

P.S. I would love it if you would subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Thank you for your support. ❤️

I'm Jenna Westbrook and I live in Denver, Colorado. I am excited to share my passion for leatherwork with you through online instruction and in-person classe...

09/05/2017

Hey Everyone! I will not be taking any orders until I return from maternity leave in January. Thank you for your interest!

01/08/2017

My first attempt at welts! They are not perfect yet but I'm pretty happy with the results so far. The outer shell of the is ready to sew up!

01/07/2017

My amazing husband surprised me at Christmas with the best present ever!!! A leather skiving machine! We just picked her up today and this is a photo of the first ceremonial skive!!

01/05/2017

Hand sewing hardware on to the new duffel. I'm humming and hawing about a lot of details on this prototype. Should I add interfacing to the lining. How should I stiffen the bottom? What should I use for piping the welts. I'll take any advice!

12/31/2016

One more photo of the bag tags! I hope everyone has a safe and fun New Years Eve! See you in 2017!

12/29/2016

The Christmas surprise is over so check out these new bag tags!

12/28/2016

Now that the Christmas rush is finally over I can get back to my new product development! This duffel bag is coming along nicely. It will be a perfect carry on bag!

12/02/2016

Friday leather p**n! (Don't google that ;))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixBYyTYZvYQ

I LOVE watching bags being made. But it always leads to more questions. I wonder what type of glue they use. Can I buy those handle forms? Oh so much to learn!

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