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September 2019
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…
Find out more »October 2019
Beginners Dressmaking. 6 Week Course: October to November
Our comprehensive 6 week beginners dressmaking course, suitable for anyone who can use a sewing machine to sew pretty much where they want to and has a yearning to make clothing! We’ll demystify the pattern envelope, instructions and pattern markings with you, teach you accurate sizing, measuring and cutting out, then get on and make a simple garment, including fitting a zip. If you feel you’ve not yet mastered your sewing machine, or you’d like to learn to use it…
Find out more »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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