Luxury Leather Care at REBIRTH
Hands-on Professional Training

Explore the course structure, industry workflows and technical cases.

Identify genuine leather, exotic skins and composite fabrics. Examine aniline, waxed and oiled leather, patent leather, suede, textiles and specialist finishes using real samples.

Brand background, familiar classic designs and authentication basics, including how to protect features used in authentication during care.

Use vintage handbag cases to assess restoration options and resale risks, considering original construction and restoration style.

Intake procedures, damage-based pricing and quotations for combined treatments; practise customer communication and anticipating issues.

Identify previous treatments, replacement parts, splicing and assembly work. Assess the conditions for further restoration and review intake risks through cases.

Products, techniques and precautions for smooth leather, absorbent leather, suede, nubuck, canvas, exotic skins and PVC.

Practise cleaning and conditioning different materials, review problems and learn how to prevent and address them.

Learn colour mixing and physical sample comparison, and how to repair edge paint while respecting the original finish.

Practise colour matching, edge work and repairs on actual handbags, refining colour and texture as you work.

Hand-stitching techniques, seam repairs, zipper and attachment replacement, handles and linings.

Practise hand stitching and component work, with demonstrations of belt hole punching and edge trimming.

Materials and methods for small accessories, repurposing dismantled bags, leather-covered phone cases and patterned patchwork.

Follow demonstrations in making, leather covering and patchwork to apply materials in finished pieces.

Sanding, polishing and gold plating without removing components; brushed, matte gold, antique gold and aged finishes.

Practise the techniques and observe how different surface treatments change the finish.

Learn surface filling, creative repair approaches, ways to reduce visible repair marks and grain recreation.

Practise filling and texture work while considering the original material and realistic restoration limits.

Colour touch-ups, recolouring, colour changes, handbag reshaping and setting, and patent leather colour changes, combining assessment, colour matching and surface repairs.

Work with airbrushes and spray guns, air-pressure settings, multi-colour application, spot spraying and gradients, building a complete process through repeated practice.