Expressions of interest in NATALYA BRASHOVETSKA workshop

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR MASTER CLASS WORKSHOPS WITH NATALYA BRASHOVETSKA - MAKING SHOES, BOOTS AND BAG - PROPOSED FOR 2018

Barbara King is wanting to organise workshops by Natalya in November 2018.  Barbara needs to gauge interest so please respond to her at and of the addresses below.  Natalya, who was born in the Ukraine, is doing three workshops in Australia later this year and travels around Germany, Paris, London etc teaching these classes.  The boots and shoes made in the workshops are just like any outdoor shoes or boots you would buy, solid soles with heels, heel boxes at the back, innersoles, tongues, laces etc. Have a look at her website.

It would be advantageous to possibly hold workshops in Christchurch, Marlborough and the North Island.  If anyone is interested in attending or arranging workshops in their areas, please contact me (Barbara).

At this point we are looking at October, November 2018 but Natalya has also been approached by a university in Melbourne and she will find out their preferred dates as we may be able to share travel costs.

Natalya Brashovetska- Proposal for Master Classes
Master Classes Options
1. "Boots and a bag" – 5 days. Please see below for more information.
2. "This boots are made for walking "- 3 days. During this lesson, students would only make boots without a bag. In order to assemble boots, felt must be dry.
3. “Shoes on a block". 2 days. This is an easier version of my master class. Felted shoes must be dry overnight to be assembled with other shoes accessories.
4. “ Shoes plus bag” . 3 days. During this lesson,students would make shoes and bag.

Master Class Description
First Option. Boots and a Bag – 5 days, 7-8 hours a day
This master class allows students to create two products in a short time, boots with laces and a matching hand bag.
A. Making Felted Boots
Students will learn:
1. how to take measurements and build the template;
2. how to use this pattern for the production of various models of boots in the future;
3. how to make boots with laces, which is a more complex model, and based on this knowledge, the students easy then can make other models of shoes. Explanations on this will be given during the class.

Natalya teaches not only how to create various models of felted boots based on one pattern, but she also teaches master skills of classic shoe maker adapted to felted boots, thus creating felted orthopaedic shoes. This involves creating felted shoes with a good level of foot support, having inner soles and stiff shoe back (heel box). This is a complex shoe making technique, but it is most solid way to make felted shoes, which have been tested by many of Natalya's clients during many years.

B. Making Felted Matching Bag
Students will also create a hand bag using Natalya's universal template.
This template allows to create 4 different bags. We will be creating one bag during the master class. However, students will receive instructions how to create another 3 versions of bag using the same original template.

Number of Students: 10- 12 due to a complexity of a master class. Natalya likes to work with her students on a basis one to one giving them lots of her attention, keeping a close eye on all processes involved due to a complexity of a shoemaking process.

EMAIL BARBARA FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ACTIVITIES ON EACH DAY AND THE LIST OF THINGS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BRING. ALSO A CV FOR NATALYA

Facebook: Natalya Brashovetskaya Facebook Page: "https://www.facebook.com/GriNatbags/ Site: http://grinat.net/en/ Shop: https://www.etsy.com/ru/people/natalyabrashovetskay?ref=hdr_user_menu http://www.livemaster.ru/grinatbags?view=profile

COSTS

As an indication, I (Barbara) am going to a 3 day workshop for boots and a bag with Natalya in Newcastle in October this year and the cost for me is approx. $460 AUD for the workshop, and $135 AUD for the materials supplied by Natalya plus the cost of the wool. You get to keep your shoe mold and awl etc.

If we can arrange the workshops for next year it gives people an opportunity to put away $10 a week or so rather than paying out a large sum of money at once!

PLEASE CONTACT ME ON 021 2900 283 OR VIA EMAIL: arly@xtra.co.nz if you are interested in either attending a workshop or arranging for a workshop in your area and require further information. I have lots of photos from Natalya. Her Facebook page is GriNat and that is also her Etsy name should you wish to look at more of her work.

Thank you for your time.

Barbara King

021 2900 283

arly@xtra.co.nz