Bologna: Tortellino Keychain Craft Workshop

Additional Information & Description

Bologna’s Tortellino Keychain Craft Workshop turns the city’s famous pasta shape into a leather accessory you make yourself. This hands-on activity brings a Bolognese food tradition into a craft setting, with traditional leatherwork at the centre of the experience.

Work alongside an expert artisan

A professional instructor guides the workshop, helping you put leatherworking techniques into practice as you form your tortellino. You work with the material yourself rather than simply watching a demonstration. Alongside the practical work, you hear the story of the tortellino, connecting the object taking shape in your hands with the pasta that inspired it. Instruction is available in English and Italian.

Give recycled leather a new purpose

The workshop uses recycled leather sourced from luxury fashion factories. That material becomes the basis of your handmade piece, bringing a specific reuse element to the activity: leather from fashion production is repurposed into a small, functional accessory. The focus stays on making something with sustainable materials while learning a traditional craft.

Take home the piece you create

The craft workshop, professional instruction and your finished souvenir are included. At the end, you take home your own handmade leather tortellino keychain—a usable reminder of the work you completed in Bologna, rather than a ready-made souvenir chosen from a shelf. Tips are not included.

Arrival and ticket access

The activity takes place at Bologna Arts & Crafts Classes. Head to 5 Strada Maggiore and arrive 15 minutes before the start so you are there ahead of the workshop. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Tickets are delivered instantly, and smartphone tickets are accepted, so you can present your ticket digitally on arrival.