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The Leathersellers Presents: Outsider Craft

Making a mess

Season 1, Ep. 1
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Join Yusuf for episode one of Outsider Craft with special guest Jasmine Carey. Covering the value of getting messy and making mistakes; paths into the leather and fashion industry, both as an educator and as an artisan; and introducing and positioning craft as central to the human experience.


Jasmine has a background of five years formal fashion and technical training, and over twenty years’ experience pattern cutting for numerous fashion brands and companies. She is also a qualified lecturer and currently teaches pattern cutting at a London University. More from Jasmin.


This podcast was produced by the Leathersellers. The Leathersellers is a 600-year-old organisation in the City of London, originally established to protect and support leatherworkers and their trade, as well as those who had fallen on hard times. Today they are focused on enabling individuals and communities through their work with charities, fostering opportunity through education, and supporting a sustainable UK leather industry. Learn more about the Leathersellers.


Credits

Host: Yusuf Osman

Guest: Jasmine Carey

Producer: Curtis McGlinchey

Sound: Rob Owen

Film: Ed Andrews

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