Making a pelota

What you will learn

• Choose the core and the leather
• Wind the core to the right tension
• Stitch the leather cover cleanly
• Balance and test a finished pelota

Course content

3 modules - 10 lessons - 2h 30m total length

Requirements

• No prerequisite, this knowledge is open to all
• Curiosity and a little patience
• Basic materials are listed in the first lesson

Description

I have been making pelotas in my workshop for thirty years. Here I open my door and my hands. You will understand why a real pelota is never the same as a factory one, and you will make your own.

Who this is for

• Anyone curious about other cultures and crafts
• People who want to pass on or revive a tradition
• Travellers and lovers of the territory

Course notes

• PDF sheet of the key steps
• Materials and suppliers list
• Glossary of the territory's terms

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