Dressmaking for Absolute Beginners
EARLY BIRD FEES apply for some courses! COURSE DESCRIPTION Get those hands busy this season and start making clothes in the styles of your choice. Beginners will make a skirt and learn how to purchase a pattern, choose fabrics and make the garment. Tutor will advise about patterns and fabrics on the first night. Continuing students work at their own pace with full support and guidance. No stretch sewing. No Concession.
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Basic Sewing Techniques
Come and learn basic sewing techniques: how to take up hems on pants, skirts, sleeves and other items of clothing. As well as adding and replacing zippers and buttons that hold. Your experienced tutor will also show you how to do basic mending and alterations to your clothes. This course will not teach students how to assemble whole garments from patterns, however not only will you be able to mend some old favourites, but you will progress to up-cycling clothing into unique items...
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Tapestry, Embroidery, Crocheting, Knitting & Teddy Bears Social Circle
No Tutor – this is a social group who meet to work on their various individual projects, such as Tapestry, Embroidery, Crocheting, Knitting or making Teddy Bears. If you want to make some new friends come and join!
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Dressmaking – Beginners and Continuing
EARLY BIRD FEES apply for some courses! COURSE DESCRIPTION Beginners will learn how to interpret commercial pattern instructions to make a basic garment from woven material. Continuing students will build on their existing knowledge to make more complex garments using more challenging techniques. No Concession. COURSE CONTENT • The course will cover how to interpret pattern instructions and buy appropriate fabric and notions, taking measurements, choosing the...
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Dressmaking for Beginners - Saturdays
EARLY BIRD FEES apply for some courses! COURSE DESCRIPTION Topics covered will include simple alterations to a commercial pattern, understanding the directions and making up the garment in woven fabric. Students will work at their own pace under Tutor’s guidance. No Concession.
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Dressmaking for Beginners - Daytimes
EARLY BIRD FEES apply for some courses! COURSE DESCRIPTION Topics covered will include simple alterations to a commercial pattern, understanding the directions and making up the garment in woven fabric. Students will work at their own pace under Tutor’s guidance. No Concession.
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Crocheting to calm
Crochet is a great way to calm the mind, while being creative. Learn the basics of crocheting in this course. See the latest trends. Explore the stitches, learn how to start and finish and what are the correct tools to use. Absolute beginners will be introduced to tools and yarns to use, how to read a pattern and do basic stitches. We’ll look at the trends in crochet and share some patterns to get you started, or refresh your knowledge if you are coming back to crochet and reignite...
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Crocheting - Next Level
Did you attend our Crash Course in Crochet or do you have some basic knowledge already and want to build on that? If so this is the course for you! Learn some more and have fun in a supportive class. Please advise us what you would like to do when you book so we can prepare and advise you what to bring on the day.
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