Star of The Repair Shop on BBC, Suzie Fletcher, passing on her skills to the Abbey England Class
Best known for her leather work on the BBC's Repair Shop programme, Suzie Fletcher recently gave some young craftspeople the opportunity to learn from 'the master' when she visited artisan leatherwork and equestrian supplier, Abbey England.
The occasion was its ‘40 under 40’ young craftspeople day held to celebrate the business' 40th birthday. Suzie, a Master Saddler at the Leather Skills Centre, in Walsall, showed off her skills to the class with some practical demonstrations on three restoration projects.
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