During this sewing class you will learn the basics of sewing while making a skirt to your size.
During this sewing class you will learn the basics of sewing while making a skirt to your size.
You will learn how to:
Set up a sewing machine
Lay up pattern pieces & cut in fabric
Sew and press darts
Finish raw edges with an overlocker
Insert an invisible zipper
Sew a waistband
Finish a hem with a mitred corners and vent
Complete the perfect button and button hole
The fabric and notions (zippers, threads, etc) will be supplied for your first skirt.
In this class you will have time to complete a second skirt or short. You will need to purchase the fabric and accessories for this project.
Great designs often only require your imagination and basic skills. Bring your imagination and I will teach you the knowledge and skills needed to create your own personalised clothing or help you on your way to become a fashion professional.
You will learn the fundamentals of sewing with an electric machine, sewing and alteration techniques. You will also develop an understanding of fabric types and their uses.
This course covers all of the things that an overlocker can do. We cover tensions, threading, seams, edges, rolled hems and gathering in the first week. The second week is learning to turn corners, manage curves and start and finish ends.
Our after school classes will introduce a love of sewing to those aged 9 and over, including teenagers. Our students learn a variety of basic skills from hand stitching to machine use and then go on to use that knowledge to create their own project.
You can learn this beautiful Japanese stitching technique for embellishing fabric and quilts.A small Japanese stitchery (placemat size) using sashikoThis sashiko stitchin is on a single layer of indigo fabric.
You are welcome to bring in your cut garments ready to sew. If you need help reading a pattern & cutting it out we can cover that too. Bring in your own domestic sewing machine to the class and start learning & improving now!
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