Hi lovely,
I hope the start of the year has been kind to you and you are enjoying all the fresh challenges that a new year brings.
If learning a new skill, namely dressmaking, was one of your 2019 goals, but you’re not sure where to start I’ve got lots of fabulous options coming up in February for you.
Happening in Bawtry, Doncaster:
Tuesday Sewcial – Every Tuesday 6-8pm in Bawtry, untutored social sewing. Join my Facebook Group Here to find out more.
Learn to Sew Sew House Seven Tea House Dress or Top – Saturday 16th February 10am-3.30pm
Learn to Sew Tilly & the Buttons Cleo Dress Workshop – Saturday 16th February – 10am-3.30pm – Beginner’s Workshop
Learn to Sew Your Own Project Workshop – Saturday 16th February – 10am-3.30pm
You provide the pattern, fabric and other bits & bobs required (to the pattern specification), I’ll provide the advice, guidance, sewing machines, tools & biscuits and together we’ll get you going on your very own project of choice.
Winter Sewing School (5 day dressmaking course) – Monday 18th – Friday 22nd February, 1-4pm
*** Only one place remaining ***
Winter Sewing School is the dressmaking course for you, whether you are a novice ready to take the first steps into making clothes or you are more experienced and want to upskill your dressmaking and get a better fit and a better finish.
Small class sizes (max 3) ensure that you get the individualised support and tuition that you need.
At StraightCurves in Chesterfield:
Sew Surgery – Dressmaking
Not ready to fly solo with your dressmaking?
Join the Sew Surgery for a fully tutor supported group session and work on a garment of your choice. This is a relaxed session where you can come in with your own projects to take advantage of our big tables, sewing machines and overlockers with your tutor on hand at all times.
- Wednesday 6th February – 12.30-3.30pm
- Friday 15th February – 6-9pm
Family Simple Skirt Workshop – Saturday 9th February – 10am-1pm
Kimono Jacket – Saturday 9th February – 2-5pm
Beginner’s Dressmaking – Part 2 (5 week dressmaking course) – Starts Friday 1st March, 6.30-9pm
Following on from Beginner’s Dressmaking (part one), continue your journey into making fabulous wearable clothes that you’ll love! This course allows you to develop, practice and increase your confidence to make beautiful clothes that actually fit you in the fabrics you love. It is the perfect way to continue to indulge your dressmaking habit and develop it into an addiction.
Repeat this course as many times as you like, your skills will grow and you will become a more confident and skilled dressmaker.
At Oh Sew Sweet in Wombwell, Barnsley:
Sewing Time Dressmaking – Monday 11th February – 12-3pm
Call Lorrayne or Bev at Oh Sew Sweet on 01226 805955 to book your place.
Sew to Grow Stella Skirt Workshop – Saturday 23rd February – 10am-3.30pm
Over the next few months I’ll be hosting a range of workshops at Oh Sew Sweet at The Hut in Wombwell to help you build a capsule wardrobe collection of me made clothes from a range of Sew To Grow Patterns.
Sew to Grow patterns are designed to help you get great fitting me-made clothes that will build your body confidence as well as your sewing confidence with the Fit to Flatter pattern adaption techniques that will help you understand your body shape better and how to adapt patterns to fit.
Call Lorrayne or Bev at Oh Sew Sweet on 01226 805955 to book your place.
There’s lots there to keep you busy, but if what you want to learn isn’t covered here, you can book a free 30 minute consultation to chat about how I can help you learn on a one to one basis.
Book your 30 minute consultation here.
As always, please get in touch if you have any questions or want to know more.
Hope to see you sewing soon,
Alison xx
