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September 2018
Saturday Upcycling Course – Make a Tie Skirt.
Come along on our up-cycling day and learn to make a skirt from men's ties. You will be making either a mini or knee length skirt from men's ties, with an up-cycled jeans waistband. We will be covering accurate measuring, cutting and sewing the ties into the skirt, adding a zip and the waistband. We can provide a limited selection of (mostly blue!) ties and some jeans waistband, however if you have any ties it would be a good idea…
Find out more »October 2018
Saturday Course – Clothing Repairs & Alterations
A very useful sewing course for the practical one in all of us! Clothes inevitably wear out, or need a tweak to fit us that bit better. A large part of sewing is doing these little jobs! Learn to repair clothes including how to replace a zip, take in a garment at the waistband or side seams, fix a split seam, take up a pair of trousers or skirt or take up at the cuffs. If there is something you…
Find out more »January 2019
Beginners Dressmaking. 6 week Course. Jan – Feb
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 »February 2019
Saturday Sewing Techniques Course – February
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 »March 2019
Saturday Beginners Dressmaking Course. March – April
Our comprehensive beginners dressmaking course but on a Saturday, 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…
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