Sew From Scratch Beginners Course

Designed for the novice sewist, the Sew from Scratch 6 week beginners course helps participants to improve their confidence through a series of fun sewing projects.  Start with getting to know your machine and move through to using patterns and basic garment construction, you will practice a variety of skills and learn valuable knowledge to help you take on new projects with confidence.

You will complete four projects throughout the course and will also be provided with comprehensive information on essentials such as fabric, thread, stabilisers, using patterns, fastenings, and much more.

What’s included?

• 15 hours of sewing tuition in a group of 8 students
• Weekly class notes including step by step instructions and all the insider tips and tricks
• Fabric and interfacing supplies to complete the week 1 project
• Your own copy of a printed pattern for the garment project (choice made by the group from a selection)
• Tracing vilene (1m) for preparing garment project

You will need to bring/supply:

• Your sewing machine (If you don’t have a sewing machine, we have some available for hire at a cost of $10 per lesson)
• Materials such as fabric, zips and elastic for the other projects (estimated cost of materials is $50-80).  Details of these will be provided after booking.
• Basic sewing tools such as: pins, bobbins, dressmaking shears, thread etc.