Classes & Workshops
Explore your Creativity
Welcome to our selection of classes and workshops! Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, we offer a friendly and supportive environment to help you unleash your creativity. Join us to learn new techniques, meet fellow sewing enthusiasts, and bring your ideas to life. We wait to see what you'll create!
Hand Embroidery: Monthly Stitch Workshops
Discover the Art of Hand Embroidery - Join for One Session or the Full Series
Each monthly workshop stands alone while building toward mastery. Whether you attend a single class or continue your progress throughout our year-long curriculum, you'll develop beautiful skills and create pieces to treasure.
What You'll Experience:
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Self-contained monthly workshops exploring distinct techniques and traditions
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Progressive skill development from foundational stitches to advanced designs
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Exposure to diverse styles including blackwork, crewel work, silk shading, and canvas work
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Expert guidance with premium materials in a supportive small-group setting
Flexible Participation:
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Join any individual session that interests you (£75 per workshop)
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Save 15% when you pre-book any 3 sessions
Workshop Details:
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5-hour immersive experience (10am-3pm)
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All materials and take-home guides included
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Beginner to intermediate level welcome
Creative Textiles
Shades of blue stitch book
with free-motion embroidery.
During this 4 session block of workshops you will delve into the world of colouring cloth with Indigo dyeing, Cyanotype and Indian woodblock printing.
Add further details with free-motion embroidery and transfoils.
Session 1: Create beautiful patterns and shades of blue with Indigo dyeing.
Session 2: Create gorgeous Prussian blue botanical prints with Cyanotype and add details with free-motion embroidery.
Session 3: Indian woodblock printing and free-motion embroidery on sheer fabrics.
Session 4: Construct your Stitch book from a selection of your dyed, printed and stitched fabrics and add a touch of shimmer with transfoils.
Note session 2 & 3 could be taught in reverse order as sunshine is needed for Cyanotype printing.
Some materials provided
This course is for 4 classes once a month for 4 months. Please check you can make all the dates before booking.
Spaces are very limited; only 3 left!
Tailoring For Beginners
Learn all the basic skills needed to create a fully tailored garment; a shirt, waistcoat or trousers.
Techniques that will be covered during the course will be:
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Pockets
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Fly Zips
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Collars
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Finishing techniques
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Tailored standards with hand finish work
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Linings and hems
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Tailored trouser and skirt waistbands
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Handmade buttonholes
Weekly sessions are held every Wednesday evening 6pm-9pm.
£35 per sesson, or block book 4 for £120
Sunday Sessions: First two Sundays of the month
Times 10am - 4pm
£85 per session or £150 for two
Intermediate Tailoring
Learn how to construct a fully tailored jacket.
You need to have a good knowledge of tailored finishes, if you have not already covered our Beginners course.
This course is specifically designed for individuals passionate about crafting a bespoke jacket.
Using block patterns, you will learn to cut and make a jacket from start to finish.
Whether you are an aspiring tailor or looking to sharpen your skills, this course will equip you with the expertise to create beautifully tailored jacket.
Techniques that will be covered during the course will be:
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Cut Jacket from a block
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Make various parts of a jacket with precision, resulting in a high quality finished garment.
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Set sleeves correctly, to achieve perfect shoulder alignment and a clean professional finish.
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Understand the jacket structure including interlining and canvasing, to create durable and well-shaped jacket.
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Install linings smoothly.
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Construct collars.
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Attach buttons and hand-make buttonholes .
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Press and finish jackets to a professional standard, ensuring a crisp and tailored appearance.
Sunday Sessions: First two Sundays of the month
Times 10am - 4pm
£85 per session or £150 for two
Dressmaking For Beginners
Clothes Making from a Pattern
Do you long to make your own clothes but find it difficult to follow a pattern?
These sessions will give you the skills to make your own unique garment from start to finish.
You will select your own pattern and fabric and learn step by step from pattern cutting and making a toile through to the importance of hand finishing.
You will be able to learn about different materials, design and patterns.
You will learn:
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How to follow & cut a pattern
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Make a toile
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Take accurate measurements
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Make alterations (if required)
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Pin & cut the fabric
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Add darts, pleats, zip and buttons
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Accessorise for individuality (if time)
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Additional Costs: You will need to provide a 'Very Easy' simple clothes pattern, ideally; Simplicity, Butterick or New Look (one item please). You will also need to bring the specified fabric quantity (usually shown on the reverse of the pattern). Tools , sewing machines and overlockers are provided.
Sessions can be Full Day, Morning only or Afternoon only.
10am till 4pm £85 per session
10am till 1pm £45 per session
1.30pm till 4.30pm £45 per session
Get to know your Overlocker
One Day Workshop
Do you have a lovely overlocker that you bought at a craft show and it's still in the box?
Let me show you how to unlock the potential of your machine.
Together, we can take the stress and the worry out of using your machine and increase your confidence with it.
In this class you’ll have the opportunity to experiment and create samples on calico of all the stitches your machine may cover.
With your overlocker, you will be able to cover the threading of the machines and changing the tensions, as to what you are sewing or neaten a garment.
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Samples sheets will help you remember it all when you get back home.
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Learn about the different machine feet and what they are used for.
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Learn about the different stitches and what they are used for
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and lots more tips along the way!
You will need to bring your machine with you. along with all the accessories and instruction manual.