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August 2019
Saturday Beginners Sewing Class – August
Our Beginners Sewing course is ideal to get you started. We can teach you all the basics including an understanding of your sewing machine, accurate stitching and basic problem solving (or avoiding!). The course will run over 2 consecutive Saturdays, as will July's, running from 10.30 – 3.pm, and lasts for 2 weeks. The course also runs on a Wednesday evening most months apart from the summer, running over 4 consecutive weeks in the evening. We will cover: Week 1:…
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Saturday Session -Lounge or PJ Pants – 28th September
PJ pants making day!! Ready for the cosy evenings heading our way.... Simple to make and comfy to wear, with a drawstring or elastic waist, they're an ideal starter project if you are wanting to make garments or follow a pattern. We will cover cutting out accurately, sewing seams, hems and a casing, as well as making bound holes and using a bodkin!! You will need some cotton fabric (not stretch), although we can provide fabric, it's a limited choice,…
Find out more »Saturday Sewing Techniques Course – September
Already got to grips with how your sewing machine works? Made a few simple things and want to do a bit more? Itching to get on but just feel your knowledge isn't quite upto it? Read on........ Come along to our Saturday course and learn how to do a few basic sewing and dressmaking techniques to help you take your sewing a step further. We will cover; Fitting a zip Making a buttonhole Making a waistband or casing. Learning to…
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Get to Know Your Sewing Machine
Got a sewing machine, but baffled by half the settings, and what are all those metal and plastic gubbins that came with it? Would you like to know exactly what all those stitches are for? And how do you clean it and take care of it? Does it need oiling? Come along to cheeky sew and sew on a potentially rainy afternoon in October and learn all these things and more. How to clean and de-fluff your machine, change the…
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November Beginners Sewing Course- Weds Eve
Our 4 week Beginners Sewing course is ideal to get you started. We can teach you all the basics including an understanding of your sewing machine, accurate stitching and basic problem solving (or avoiding!) . The course runs on a Wednesday evening most months, running from 6.30-8.30pm and lasts for 4 weeks. We will cover: Week 1: Learn to use your sewing machine, tips and tricks for easier faff free sewing, also practice how to sew in a straight line,…
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